The Government has sent the Nomination Dossier ‘Excavated Remains of Nalanda Mahavihara’ on 1st February 2015 to the World Heritage Centre, Paris to inscribe it on the World Heritage List.
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) field evaluation mission led by Prof. Masaya Masui, visited Nalanda Mahavihara and its buffer from 25th to 29th of August 2015. After the mission, ICOMOS asked for additional information which has been submitted.
ICOMOS officials, advisory body of UNESCO World Heritage Centre, visited the Ruins of Nalanda University and other areas of the country. Sites visited by ICOMOS experts, other than Nalanda Mahavihara are the Architectural works of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (trans-border serial nomination submitted by the French Government) and the cultural resources included in the proposal ‘Kangchendzonga National Park, a mixed property was also evaluated by an expert selected by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN). Evaluation of these proposals is a closed-door process where the State Party is not involved and is discouraged from enquiring.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) field evaluation mission led by Prof. Masaya Masui, visited Nalanda Mahavihara and its buffer from 25th to 29th of August 2015. After the mission, ICOMOS asked for additional information which has been submitted.
ICOMOS officials, advisory body of UNESCO World Heritage Centre, visited the Ruins of Nalanda University and other areas of the country. Sites visited by ICOMOS experts, other than Nalanda Mahavihara are the Architectural works of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (trans-border serial nomination submitted by the French Government) and the cultural resources included in the proposal ‘Kangchendzonga National Park, a mixed property was also evaluated by an expert selected by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN). Evaluation of these proposals is a closed-door process where the State Party is not involved and is discouraged from enquiring.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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