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become the aspirations of many. There are however, dramatic
differences in localities, standards of living and adherence to
traditions. It is one of the greenest capitals. For the visitor, it
serves as a perfect introduction to the cultural wealth, the
complexities and dynamism of India. The capital city today has
grown in terms of population which is clearly evidenced by the
Figures 25, 26, 27 and 28. However, it has engulfed all the
ancient cities and overflows across the River Yamuna and the
Northern Ridge. Therefore, all these facts provides enough
evidences to test the second hypothesis laid down for the
present study.
6. CONSERVATION OF HISTORICAL PLACES
Delhi’s population and area has grown over the periods. There
occurred a fast pace of urbanisation which has resulted into the
wide spread land use change patterns across the River Yamuna
and the Northern Ridge during the 20" Century. Hence, all the
ancient historical cities and cultural heritage sites have been
engulfed into the concrete jungle of high rise buildings in Delhi.
The high-rise buildings now stand check-by-jowl with Delhi’s
1,300 historical monuments. Due to the continuous land use
changes the line of distinction between Old and New Delhi has
begun to blur. The different infrastructure facilities and
opportunities available in Delhi have attracted peoples from all
over the country, India. The coexistence of the past and the
present at many levels characterises Delhi, as diversity in unity
in terms of culture and historicity.
Delhi, however, is known as one of the most fascinating modern
city with the World renowned ancient architectural and cultural
heritage sites. For instance, the Qutb Minar and Humayun’s
Tomb have been declared the World Cultural Heritage sites in
Delhi. Likewise large portions have been well earmarked as
archeological sites. Because the rulers of successive dynasties
between 10" and 17" Centuries established seven cities in
different parts of Delhi. It serves as a perfect introduction to the
cultural wealth, the complexities and the dynamism of India.
However, the two most important government organisations, the
Archeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Delhi
Development Authority (DDA) have taken initiative in the
direction to restore and conserve the historical ancient cities and
monuments of Delhi. The significance of the Delhi’s historical
monuments were routinely mentioned in heavy words in the
Master Plan of Delhi: MPD-1962, MPD-2001 and MPD-2021.
Thus, the utmost priority is to restore the crowning glory of the
ancient past and to conserve the remaining left over cultural
heritage sites through involvement of the government and non-
governmental organization as well as the common peoples of
Delhi.
7. CONCLUSIONS
Delhi is one of the most historic capitals in the World and two
of its monuments - the Qutb Minar and Humayun's Tomb - have
been declared the World Cultural Heritage Sites. It is also one
of the greenest capitals of the country. For the visitors, it serves
as a perfect introduction to the cultural wealth, the complexities
and dynamism of India. Urbanisation has engulfed all the
ancient seven cities and overflows across the River Yamuna and
the Northern Ridge. Sustainable urban development is the most
important concern of the present for conservation of the
historical monuments in Delhi. In lieu of this, there is a need of
an integrated spatial information system with the relevant
historical monuments and cultural sites database in order to
effectively implement plans and policies of restoration and
conservation. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
involved in evacuation of historical monuments is an important
milestone in the restoration process and their historical database
generation, based on which sound decisions can be made for
conservation of the Delhi's crowning ancient glory.
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