minutes of the 72nd meeting of the Heritage Conservation Committee held on 31-1-07
Heritage Conservation Committee
72nd Meeting: Minutes
DATE: 31st January 2007
TIME : 3.00 P.M.
Office of the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority,
Paigah Palace, S.P.Road, Secunderabad-500 003.
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The following were present:
Sri G.P. Rao, Chairman
Sri V. Raghavan, Member
Sri A. Siva Prasad, Member
Dr V.V.Krishna Sastry
Sri Sushil Kumar, Member
Mrs Frauke Quader, Member
Sri B Narsing Rao, Member
Syed Muzaffar Hussain, Director House Numbering and Chief City Planner,
MCH, representing Additional Commissioner, MCH (ex-officio Member)
Sri S.P.Shorey, Member Secretary.
Sri Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Vice Chairman HUDA attended the meeting as a Special
Invitee.
Leave of absence was granted to Sri Anwar Aziz, Director of State Archaeology,
Government of Andhra Pradesh and Superintending Archaeologist,
Archaeological Survey of India,.
Item no 1.
Confirmation of the minutes of the 71st meeting of Heritage Conservation
Committee held on 21st Dec 2006.
Minutes were confirmed.
Item no 2.
a. Training Programme in conservation and maintenance of Heritage Buildings for
Government engineers and architects.
It was noted that after the budget was approved by the board of HUDA , the Vice
Chairman confirmed the programme to the School of Planning and Architecture New
Delhi. In the meeting it was brought to the notice of the committee that a Fax message
was received from the SPA infirming that the revised dates of the training programme
will be 21st to 24th March 2007. This was agreed by the Committee.
As earlier suggested by the committee two members representing the School of Planning
and Architecture New Delhi, namely Professor Anuradha Chaturvedi and Sri R. Gundu
Rao visited Hyderabad on 30th January to select appropriate Heritage Building sites for
practical training in conservation for the participants. They met the members of Heritage
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Conservation Committee in the meeting and broadly explained the format of the
programme.
b. Financial assistance for heritage building conservation from Government of India
Tourism Department for Government owned notified Heritage Buildings.
It was noted that project reports for two projects namely City College and Nizamia
Observatory were sent to the office of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development
Corporation for onward transmission to the Government of India through the Secretary to
Government Tourism Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
The project report for James Street Police Station is also prepared and will be similarly
sent to APTTDC after obtaining signatures of concerned SEs etc.
c. Proposals for development of Hillock under Heritage Precinct no 2, notified as
Rock Park vide GO Ms no 102 MA dated 23-3-98.
The Committee was informed that the Standing counsel of HUDA wanted some more
time to prepare the Review Petition on Cine Workers case. It was suggested that if this
was not done before the next meeting then HUDA may engage the services of some other
advocate for this task.
Item no 3.
New Rock Sites proposed for listing.
This matter had earlier been discussed over five meetings of the Heritage Conservation
Committee and several site inspections were made. Of the 11 sites notified it was
suggested to drop one site. In the meeting the following statement regarding the
remaining ten sites was placed reflecting the suggestions made by the Committee in
various meetings:
Table containing the details of additional ten Heritage Precincts to be sent to
Government for final notification.
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Sl.
No
1.
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Name
Rocks on which
Dargah Moula
Ali, Dargah
Hazrat Khadme
Rasool and
Dargah Bibi Kohe
Batul are situated.
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Location
Village:
Malkajgiri,
Survey No.
403, 420 to
426-
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Approx.
Extent
Entire
survey
numbers
having
168.36
Acres
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Reasons for
notification
Situated in a rapidly
growing locality,
these massive sheet
rocks and hills
have great scenic,
environmental,
cultural and citylandmark value.
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Guidelines
All buildings taller than 4
(four) meters and/or more
than one floor in height and all
Layouts in this Heritage
Precinct will need to be
referred to Vice Chairman
HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
clearance from heritage point
of view.
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2.
Sentinel Rock,
south of Moula
Ali Dargah.
Village:
Malkajgiri
Survey No:
399,400,401.
Entire
survey
numbers
having
43.54 Acres
This rock formation
and the surrounding
area have great
aesthetic and
environmental
value.
3.
Skull Rock at
Madhapur
opposite TCS
complex
10m all
around the
rock
formation.
This unusual rock
formation has
considerable
aesthetic and
environmental
value.
4.
Hamburger Rock
in the campus of
National Institute
of Tourism and
Hospitality
Management.
30m all
around the
rock
formation
This piled-up pillow
like rock formation
has considerable
aesthetic and
environmental
value.
All buildings & all Layouts in
this Heritage Precinct will
need to be referred to Vice
Chairman HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
clearance from heritage point
of view.
5.
Rocks on which
Dargah PahareeShareef is situated,
covering the entire
Village
Madhapur,
Survey No.64,
Near Phase II
HiTech City
Presently
inside
L&T
Godown.
Village
Gachibowli,
Survey No.71
& 91. Behind
Telcom
Nagar, can be
seen from
road leading
to Urdu
University.
Village
Mamidipally,
parts of
Survey No.
99/1, 99/2, on
Srisailam
Road.
Entire
hillock and
foot hills.
Situated in a rapidly
growing locality,
these massive sheet
rocks and hills
have great scenic,
environmental,
cultural and citylandmark value.
These balancing
rock formations
have considerable
aesthetic and
environmental
value.
All buildings & all Layouts in
this Heritage Precinct will need
to be referred to Vice Chairman
HUDA & Heritage Conservation
Committee for clearance from
heritage point of view.
hillock & 100
meters area all
around the foothills
6.
‘United-weStand’- rock
formation in
M.A.Urdu
University
campus.
Village
Manikonda
Jagir, Survey
No. 211 &
212.
50m all
around the
rock
formation.
7.
Pathar-Dil rock
formation in
M.A.Urdu
University
campus.
Village
Manikonda
Jagir, Survey
No. 211 &
212.
50m all
around the
rock
formation.
These rock
formations have
considerable
aesthetic and
environmental
value.
8.
Kaithalapur
Rocks, Moosapet
area.
Village:
Moosapet.
Survey.No.81,
89,101/1,
102,103,
83.9 Acres
These rock
formations have
considerable
aesthetic and
environmental
All buildings taller than 4
(four) meters and/or more
than one floor in height and all
Layouts in this Heritage
Precinct will need to be
referred to Vice Chairman
HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
clearance from heritage point
of view.
All buildings & all Layouts in
this Heritage Precinct will
need to be referred to Vice
Chairman HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
clearance from heritage point
of view.
All buildings & all Layouts in
this Heritage Precinct will
need to be referred to Vice
Chairman HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
clearance from heritage point
of view.
All buildings & all Layouts in
this Heritage Precinct will
need to be referred to Vice
Chairman HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
clearance from heritage point
of view.
All buildings & all Layouts in
this Heritage Precinct will
need to be referred to Vice
Chairman HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
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Rocks around
Peeran Shah Wali
Dargah near A.P
Police Academy,
Village:
Peerancheruvu.
Survey No. 24,
Behind Snehita
Colony layout on
Himayatsagar
Road. 200 mt
around the Dargah
of which there shall
be no construction
within 100 meters
and construction
with specific
clearance of the
Heritage
Conservation
Committee within
100 m to 200 m
provided such
construction is
permissible at the
site under land use
and building
regulations and
permission from
competent
authorities is
obtained.
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Ridge behind
Malkam Cheruvu,
Old Bombay road.
Rocks in sy no 66/1
and 66/2 in village
Raidurg Navkhalsa.
104,107 to
112,
between IDL
/Gulf Oil
campus (N)
and Railway
tracks
Village:
Peerancheruv
u
Survey No.
24.
Behind
Snehita
Colony layout
on
Himayatsagar
Road.
Village:
Raidurg
Navkhalsa.
Survey No.
66/1 & 66/2
Around
Malkam
Cheruvu lake.
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value.
clearance from heritage point
of view.
200 mt
around the
Dargah,
These rock
formations have
considerable
aesthetic, cultural
and environmental
value.
All buildings & all Layouts in
this Heritage Precinct will
need to be referred to Vice
Chairman HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
clearance from heritage point
of view as detailed in column 1.
Off Old
Bombay
road
The rock formations
and the hill slope
have considerable
aesthetic, skyline
and environmental
value.
All buildings & all Layouts in
this Heritage Precinct will
need to be referred to Vice
Chairman HUDA & Heritage
Conservation Committee for
clearance from heritage point
of view.
The Committee examined the above table and after detailed discussions proposed the
following changes to the table:
Part
Sl. no 1 –
Moula
Ali
Dargah
Change suggested
In column 6 delete the phrase “ taller than 4
(four) meters and /or more than one floor in
height”.
Reasons.
The committee felt that as in the case of
other sites, it may be better to look in to
the aesthetic aspects of all constructions
in the Heritage Precincts irrespective of
the height of the structures.
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Sentinel
Rock
In column 6 delete the phrase “ taller than 4
(four) meters and /or more than one floor in
height”.
Sl. no 5.Dargah
Paharee
Shareef
In column 3– replace the present entry by
the following: “Village Mamidipally, parts
of survey no 90, 91, 92, 95, 96 99/1 & 99/2
along Srisailam Road.”
Sl no 9 Rocks
around
Peeran
Shah
Wali
Dargah.
Sl no 10
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In column 4 replace the present entry by the
following:
Entire Hillock and 100 meters area around
the foot hills.
In column 2 retain only the following:
“Rocks around Peeran Shah Wali Dargah
near A.P Police Academy, Village:
Peerancheruvu. Survey No. 24 part.”
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The committee felt that as in the case of
other sites, it may be better to look in to
the aesthetic aspects of all constructions
in the Heritage Precincts irrespective of
the height of the structures.
In the meeting it was brought to notice
that the area covered some more survey
numbers.
The descriptions were re-drafted for the
sake of clarity. No change made to the
site boundaries.
In column 2 re-phrase the entry as follows:
“Village Peeran Cheruvu, sy no 24 part
between phases I & II of ‘Snehita Hill
Colony’ on Himayatsagar road.”
In column 3
Re-phrase the entry as follows:
‘ Within 100 meters from the periphery of
the Dargah there shall be a buffer zone in
which no construction shall be allowed.
From 100 meters to 200 meters from the
periphery of the Dargah clearance from
Heritage Conservation Committee shall be
mandatory.
Deferred
Deferred for further clarifications
regarding exact survey numbers. The
intention was to retain only the eastern
hill slopes and foot hill areas abutting
the lake overlooking the Old Bombay
Road in pockets to the south of the
Khajaguda road.
It was suggested that proposals may be sent to Government for final notification
of the 9 Heritage Precincts excluding the Heritage Precinct at sl no 10, the
proposal for which will be sent later.
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Further, for all sites the following suffix will be added in column 6: “provided
such construction is permissible at the site under land use and building regulations
and appropriate permission from competent authorities is obtained”.
Item no 4.
Old Gandhi Medical College Building Case.
Based on W.P. no 25950 of 2006 filed in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Heritage
Conservation Committee was requested to inspect the site and submit report to the court.
Accordingly a fresh inspection of the site were made on 10th January 2007. The report of
the Heritage Conservation Committee dated 12th January and a supplementary report
dated 17th January 2007 were submitted to the Court. A special meeting of the Heritage
Conservation Committee was convened on 17th January 2007.
Subsequently a letter was received from Director of Archaeology, Government of Andhra
Pradesh to communicate certain directions of the Hon’ble High Court asking HUDA &
MCH to remove ‘all offending structures near and attached to the Heritage Buildings’.
The committee suggested to wait for the orders of the High Court based on which action
can be taken by appropriate authorities.
Item no 5.
Change of Land Use case in Heritage Precincts at Banjara Hills.
The site was inspected by members on 29th January 2007. The Committee deferred the
matter further, pending receipt of detailed information from Sri Muzaffar Hussain
Director (HN) MCH and HUDA on the permissions granted for commercial complexes
by MCH and changes of land use to commercial on the road no 11 made by the
Government. Sri Hussain promised to submit the information in the next meeting.
The case was therefore deferred.
New Items.
Item no 6.
Proposed construction of additions and alterations to the existing Heritage Building
Ritz Hotel sl no 94 code 3.07 Grade III. forwarded by Municipal Corporation of
Hyderabad vide letter no 14/TP-6/2007 dated 19-01-07 enclosing building pans.
Plans and letter were received on 23rd January 2007. An earlier re-development proposal
of the Ritz Hotel complex had been examined by the Heritage Conservation Committee
in their 38th meeting held on 2-5-2003 and the last letter on the subject was issued by
Vice Chairman HUDA on 25-5-2003 based on the views of the Committee. With
reference to a different set of plans submitted in 2003, the Committee had opined that the
‘height of the new blocks proposed to the north shall not be more than the level of the
foreground of the hotel at the main entrance and that the proposed additions to the side
wings shall have height in line with the existing old blocks and not exceeding that.
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Within this framework the internal changes were permitted without causing any damage
to the structure and with original material and workmanship.”
The present proposal was based on a different set of plans although the height limit of the
old building was adhered to.
As a continuation of the 72nd meeting the members visited the site on 1-2-07 and the
developers and their architects made a detailed presentation to the committee at site both
with regard to conservation works to the old structures as well as the proposals of adding
new structures in the premises to accommodate the proposed hotel.
The committee noted that the new blocks were proposed on the North, East and South
whereas the entry was from the west. The new blocks were almost merged in to the old
structures in such a way that parts of the old Heritage Building can be viewed only from
the front and rear. The committee suggested that it would be desirable to modify the plns
slightly so that the exterior of the old Heritage Building is seen from all four sides since
the sides have architectural features of considerable merit.
After detailed discussions with the developers and their architects the committee made
the following suggestions:
 Developers should submit revised proposals and plans in such a way that the new
blocks on three sides maintain a minimum of 5 meters set back from the old
Heritage Building.
 For this purpose respective levels of the new block can be connected with the old
building by way of bridges.
 The revised plans should also clearly mark the parts of the old buildings to be
demolished. Such parts would mainly be later additions which may be
inconsistent with the heritage value of the property. This plan should be
accompanied by a statement describing the portions to be demolished duly
correlated with the plans.
 The architectural style of the new blocks shall be in harmony with the scale,
rhythm, texture and dominant features of the old building although it will not be
necessary to copy or replicate the ornamentations and motifs of the old buildings.
 The committee suggested that the developers may start urgent internal
conservation works to the old buildings in order to prevent further deterioration of
the structures. The conservation proposals presented through a report in the
meeting were generally agreed.
Based on the revised plans that are to be submitted by developers the committee will
examine the proposals further in the next meeting.
Item no 7.
Letters from the Government in MA & UD Department seeking not to link the violation of
regulations /conditions at adjoining properties in respect of apartment complex at
Gunfoundry adjoining the Imaad Jung Bungalow, a notified Heritage Building.
The Government have sought remarks of Vice Chairman HUDA on the above issue. The
committee requested the officers of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad present in
the meeting to submit a report within a week about the status of the court case and after
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approaching the Hon’ble High court that the lower courts granted stay to violating
structures in spite of the directions of the High Court to the Contrary.
Item no 8.
Request from Collector Hyderabad for permitting demolition of Mahboob Mansion,
a notified Heritage Building sl no 50 code no 2.52 Grade IIB.
Vide letter no LP1/4172/06 dated 7-11-06 the Collector & District Magistrate, Hyderabad
District has requested for permission to demolish the Mahboob Mansion a notified
Heritage Building.
The case was deferred for inspection on 14th February 2007 after gathering at the HUDA
office at Begumpet at 09-30 hours..
Item no 9.
Proposal for engaging professional photographer for publication of guide on
Heritage Buildings – from Sri R. Veeresh Babu, freelance photographer.
Members noted the proposal received. It was suggested that PR department of HUDA
may take further necessary action by following the requisite procedure to engage a
competent photographer keeping in view the two offers received and also the fact that for
the publication of the guide very high quality photographs are required.
Item no 10.
Letter from Sri S. Aziz-ul-Haq regarding illegal construction at Vikhar Manjil.
The officers of the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad present in the meeting were
requested to inform about action taken against the illegal construction. The Committee
may also inspect the site.
Item no 11
Proposed construction of stilt plus two floors in premises no 20-4-214/23,24,25 & 26
at Khilwat near Charminar, Hyderabad –forwarded by MCH vide letter no
09/RW/C2/2006/323 dated 13-11-2006.
The committee will inspect the site on 14th February 2007.
Item no 12
Proposal for delisting the Monty’s Hotel Building at Secunderabad from the list of
Heritage Buildings- letter addressed to Principal Secretary to Government,
Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department.
This may be inspected on 14-2-07.
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Item no 13.
Proposal from Secretary to Government Tourism department to denotify 1.50 acres
of land from the Heritage Precinct no 15 around Durgam Cheruvu Lake to enable
setting up of 3 Star Hotel.
May be inspected on 14-2-07.
Other items.
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It was suggested that HUDA should put up sign boards at sites of all Heritage
Buildings and Heritage Precincts. It was informed in the meeting that earlier
action was initiated based on a similar suggestion of the Heritage Conservation
Committee and the board of Hyderabad Urban Development Authority and the
engineering department of HUDA was entrusted the job. It was suggested that if
HUDA engineering department was not in a position to put up the boards, an
engineer may be specially deputed for this task to work under the PO i/c of
Heritage for execution of this job.
It was suggested to inspect the Saradhi Studios, Ameerpet and the Aircraft Hanger
at HUDA Nursery Errugadda for listing.
The details of the proposed expansion of High Court to include Victoria Matenity
Hospital may be obtained to ensure that no Heritage Building is damaged. A letter
may be addressed to the MCH, the Registrar High Court and to the Chief Medical
Officer of the Hospital to this effect.
MCH may be requested to submit the conservation proposals of the Nampally
Sarai.
The committee noted with satisfaction that the Vice Chairman HUDA addressed
letters to the Collector RR District and the CEO of the Cantonment Board
regarding rock sites outside HUDA area.
Dr V.V.Krishna Sastry was requested to pursue the proposed heritage gallery at
Salarjung Museum.
A letter may be sent to APIIC informing that before undertaking any projects in
the areas around Durgam Cheruvu, especially in Raidurg village sy no 83,
clearance from the Heritage Conservation Committee must be sought.
Sri S.P.Shorey was requested to expedite the report on the functioning of the
Heritage Conservation Committee over the last 72 meeting.
The HUDA engineers concerned with the expressway from Gachibouli to
Shamshabad may be addressed to align the road in such a way that major rock
formations are not disturbed.
The next meeting of the Heritage Conservation Committee will be held on 6-3-07 at
3 PM in the office of HUDA.
Sd/- (09.02.07)
CHAIRMAN
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