The Centre had a few months ago decided to "pull out" the nomination of Delhi as the UNESCO World Heritage City, saying the prestigious tag, if granted, will put "lot of restrictions" on carrying out infrastructure works in the national capital.
The World Heritage Committee, currently in session in Bonn in Germany is evaluating 38 nominations from around the globe for being inscribed into the heritage list of the world body.
So, next year, positively, we can again be in the race, but it all eventually depends how pro-active the Centre will be on it," Convener, INTACH Delhi Chapter A G K Menon told PTI.
Menon led the team from INTACH's city chapter to prepare the "voluminous" nomination dossier sent by the Centre in January last year. The Union Ministry of Culture had sent the initial nomination to the UNESCO in 2012.
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The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP dispensation is very keen on the city getting the heritage tag. During a meeting held at the Delhi Secretariat on June 3, Kejriwal had expressed "surprise" over the Modi government's move to pull the city out of the race for the coveted tag.
The Chief Secretary has reportedly written to the Centre, asking it to "reconsider" the decision.
"All factors seems to be in our favour, the only impediment now is the Centre," Menon claimed.
The 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee began on June 28 and will end on July 8, after which the results would be announced.