Mail Print

28COM 15B.79

Decision Text

The World Heritage Committee,
1. Acknowledges with appreciation the extensive information received from the
State Party;
2. Recalls that in the nomination file, the World Heritage boundaries of the
property are identified as the lands occupied by the Route itself and a stretch of
30 metres at each side, which is enlarged in towns and villages;
3. Further recalls that the nomination file included an inventory of protected
monuments, areas of special natural value and villages, which will be flooded
if the barrage is enlarged;
4. Takes note that the original enlargement of the barrage would have affected the
authenticity of the World Heritage property, as it would physically destroy part
of it as it was identified at the time of its inscription;
5. Also notes that provisions had been taken to preserve, by re-location, specific
monuments listed in the inventory;
6. Further recalls Article 11 of the World Heritage Convention and paragraphs
81-82 of the Operational Guidelines (2002);
7. Congratulates the State Party for having reconsidered the enlargement of the
barrage, reducing the flooded part of the route from 7,1 km to 3,4 km for the
Southern part and from 2,3 km to 800m for the Northern part, as a result saving
the main heritage elements associated with the route;
8. Requests a report on the situation, including a request for a change of
boundaries, to be submitted to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2005
in order that the World Heritage Committee can examine the state of
conservation of the property at its 29th session in 2005.

Documents

• Original Decision Document