Winning global laurels, Telangana has made the entire country proud. The state has scored a double win at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation with a Distinction of Merit for two initiatives. The awards recognise conservation efforts of private individuals.
The state bagged the Award of Distinction for restoration of the stepwells inside the Qutb Shahi Tombs Complex in Hyderabad and an Award of Merit for the conservation work on the Domakonda Fort in Kamareddy district.
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Aim of the awards
The awards were announced today at Bangkok, edging past 287 entries from 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. In a release, UNESCO said that 13 projects from six countries – Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Nepal and Thailand – were acknowledged for the awards by an international jury.
Since 2000, the programme has been recognising the efforts of private individuals and organisations in restoring, conserving, and transforming structures and buildings of heritage value in the region. The awards are aimed at encouraging others to undertake conservation projects within their own communities, either independently or through public-private partnerships.
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The stepwells of Golconda
The UNESCO’s profile of the award-winning project stated that the restoration of the stepwells of Golconda was an ambitious, long-term vision for renewing the extensive complex of architectural and social spaces within the 16th century Qutb Shahi necropolis.
“In recovering the stepwells and associated water channels from a state of neglect and partial ruins, the project has revived the historic waterworks of irrigating the surrounding orchards and forests, thus enabling the holistic restoration of the historic landscape,” the profile said.
The restoration of six stepwells at the tomb complex, which is spread over 106 acres, was taken up with Rs 400 crore and the recent restoration function was attended by MA&UD Minister KT Rama Rao. The initiative had fully restored six baolis, Badi, Hamam, Bagh, Western, Idgah and Eastern.
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The Domakonda Fort
The work at Domakonda Fort commenced in 2011 and were mostly completed by 2022. Local craftsmen were trained to a high level of proficiency and locally sourced material was used to the greatest extent.
The conservation project at Golconda created a renewed appreciation for the continued relevance of heritage-based solutions for sustainability. UNESCO said that the Domakonda Fort conservation effort is a private initiative that has successfully restored cultural space for the community, and the project has generated appreciation for creating community pride.
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