Decision 45 COM 7B.160

Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (India) (C 1570)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 44 COM 8B.12 adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021),
3. Takes notes with satisfaction of the progress made by the State Party to complete the comparative study of the Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple and other Kakatiya temples, and to update the Tourism Development Plan;
4. Takes notes of the work schedule submitted for the reassembly and conservation of Kameshwara Temple, and urges the State Party to complete the works within the timeframe provided;
5. Notes the constitution of the Palampet Special Area Development Authority, and requests the State Party to further clarify the role and responsibilities of this body in relation to the overall governance arrangements of the property and the roles of the other institutions responsible for the management of the property and its buffer zone;
6. Requests that the State Party give further consideration to the involvement of local communities, particularly religious communities, in the governance and management arrangements for the property and its buffer zone;
7. Requests the State Party to submit the finalised Integrated Conservation Management Plan, for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
8. Urges the State Party to undertake Heritage Impact Assessments for all development projects that could affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and to submit them to the World Heritage Centre, for review by the Advisory Bodies, as well as detailed information on any current or future works, before any decision is made that would be difficult to reverse, in conformity with Paragraphs 118bis and 172 of the Operational Guidelines and conducted in line with the Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context;
9. Reiterates its request to the State Party to submit a boundary modification of the extended boundaries of the property and the buffer zone, with a view to including relevant elements of the wider temple context of the Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple;
10. Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2024, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 46th session.