By IANS,
New Delhi: Heritage conservation is a priority with the Delhi government and finance is no hurdle, chief minister Sheila Dikshit said Wednesday, adding that new rules should be framed to protect monuments from vandals and squatters.
“There will be no crunch of finance for the conservation and the preservation of our cultural heritage. However, new rules should be framed to protect monuments from encroachments,” Dikshit said at an event organised by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach) Wednesday.
Keeping in mind the Commonwealth Games this year, Dikshit said monuments across the city would be given a facelift and lit up.
In an effort to sensitise children to heritage conservation, Intach has been involving young groups to clean monuments.
“Intach has also spread its wings to the northeastern states and is working towards bringing rural and urban youth together for heritage conservation and preservation,” an Intach official said.