Red Fort Complex
Factors affecting the property in 2008*
- Ground transport infrastructure
International Assistance: requests for the property until 2008
Total amount approved : 0 USD
Missions to the property until 2008**
Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2008
Upon inscribing the property on the World Heritage List at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), the World Heritage Committee requested the State Party to submit the completed and agreed comprehensive conservation management plan for approval at its 32nd session in 2008.
A progress report together with a revised draft comprehensive conservation management plan were received by the World Heritage Centre on 31 January 2008. This Plan is currently being re-examined prior to its finalization, approval and implementation. No timeframe has been provided yet.
The World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS have been informed through numerous articles in Indian newspapers of proposed infrastructure projects close to the property, in particular, a proposal for the construction of a monorail in front of the Red Fort, which would separate it from the Jama Masjid and Old Delhi.
To ensure the integrity of the property while allowing for development, the State Party may wish to include heritage conservation concerns in the revision of the Delhi Master Plan and Regional Plan of the greater metropolitan area, to guide all future infrastructures, housing and commercial development in the vicinity of the heritage areas of Delhi, including the Red Fort Complex.
Summary of the interventions
Decisions adopted by the Committee in 2008
32 COM 7B.69
Red Fort Complex (India) (C 231 rev)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-08/32.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 31 COM 8B.32,adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007),
3. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2009, three printed and electronic copies of the revised comprehensive conservation management plan, for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies.
Draft Decision: 32 COM 7B.69
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-08/32.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 31 COM 8B.32, adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007),
3. Expresses its concern with the potential impact of the monorail project on the outstanding universal value of the property and requests the State Party, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, to provide as soon as possible, and before any irreversible decision is made, detailed information on this project;
4. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2009, three printed and electronic copies of the revised comprehensive conservation management plan, for review by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies.
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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.
