Ahmedabad: The official website of the Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC) has been launched to make the conservation of Ahmedabad’s rich heritage more transparent, accessible, and effective. Designed to provide a single platform for information, regulations, documents, processes, and online services related to heritage conservation, this website will prove useful for owners of heritage buildings, architects, researchers, students, and the general public.In addition to detailed information about the Heritage Conservation Committee (HCC), the website provides details about committee members appointed by the state govt. Furthermore, information regarding the members of the Expert Sub-Committee for Heritage Approval (ESHA), which functions as a subcommittee of the Heritage Conservation Committee, is also included on the website.To ensure greater transparency in the heritage sector, the minutes of all meetings held since the inception of HCC and ESHA to date have been made available on the website. Additionally, citizens can easily view all govt resolutions issued regarding the Heritage Conservation Committee by urban development and urban housing department.A list of a total of 2,698 notified heritage buildings categorised into four grades — Grade-I, Grade-IIA, Grade-IIB, and Grade-III — located in the Walled City area of Ahmedabad is also accessible on the website.Moreover, the website includes heritage regulations under Schedule-19 (CGDCR), a link for online applications for the repair and restoration of heritage buildings, and complete details regarding the documents required for applications.In addition to details regarding heritage properties and their owners who have benefited from Heritage Tradable Development Right (HTDR), the recently approved interim policy for Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is also available on the website. Furthermore, the website features a list of empanelled agencies and institutions for Detailed Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA), as well as a list of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s registered architects for Screening Heritage Impact Assessments (HIA).
