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Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park

India
Factors affecting the property in 2011*
  • Management systems/ management plan
Factors* affecting the property identified in previous reports

Lack of management structure and management plan 

International Assistance: requests for the property until 2011
Requests approved: 0
Total amount approved : 0 USD
Missions to the property until 2011**
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2011

On 1 February 2011, a report on the state of conservation of the property was submitted by the State Party. The report provides a detailed account of the progress made on the development of the management plan and also details of various interventions carried out at the property to individual monuments.

The report has addressed and provided a detailed account on the development of the management plan, as requested by the World Heritage Committee. The State Party report refers to actions undertaken in support of this objective and to preliminary documents that have been prepared as part of the process of developing the management plan. The report also includes “an operative part of the management plan”, which describes a series of actions for immediate, near-term and medium term implementation. The report states that the comprehensive management plan is being finalized and will be ready by 31 January 2011. The State Party has not yet, however, provided this management plan to the World Heritage Centre. 

The State Party further reports that it has strengthened the management structure by establishing the Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park World Heritage Area Management Authority through a legal act approved in 2006 by the state government. The Authority has started its operations.

The State Party also submitted a Statement of Outstanding Universal Value for the property as part of the periodic reporting process on 1 February 2011, which should act as a key reference in finalizing the management plan.

The report of the State Party also contained a comprehensive account of activities being carried out for the benefit of individual monuments at the property, and the larger property of which they are part. 

Analysis and Conclusion by World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies in 2011

The World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies welcome the steps taken by the State Party for the ongoing protection and management of the property. It is particularly encouraging that a management authority has now been set up and that the management plan is in the final stages of preparation. It is hoped that with the new Authority in place, it will be possible for the State Party to quickly finalize the management plan and submit it to the World Heritage Centre for review by the Advisory Bodies. This management plan, as well as the Statement of outstanding universal value will provide a comprehensive framework for underpinning conservation decisions as well as decisions on other activities at the property. 

Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2011
35 COM 7B.68
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park (India) (C 1101)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,

2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.69, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),

3. Recognizes the efforts made by the State Party to ensure the safeguarding of the property and encourages it to continue such efforts in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;

4. Reiterates its request to provide the World Heritage Centre with the completed management plan for review by the Advisory Bodies;

5. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2013, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the adopted management plan, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 37th session in 2013.

Draft Decision: 35 COM 7B.68

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7B,

2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7B.69, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),

3. Recognizes the efforts made by the State Party to ensure the safeguarding of the property and encourages it to continue such efforts in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;

4. Reiterates the request to provide the World Heritage Centre with the completed management plan for review by the Advisory Bodies;

5. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2013, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the adopted management plan, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 37th session in 2013. 

Report year: 2011
India
Date of Inscription: 2004
Category: Cultural
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)(vi)
Documents examined by the Committee
arrow_circle_right 35COM (2011)
Exports

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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