The nomination dossier of 'Delhi's Imperial Capital Cities' and 'Victorian & Art Deco ensemble, Mumbai' were forwarded to UNESCO in January, 2014 for the purpose of their inscription in the World Heritage List.
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted proposals to UNESCO to declare some of the cities in the country as World Heritage City. ASI, as and when required submits relevant information regarding nomination proposals to World Heritage Centre and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). As per the UNESCO guidelines, any proposal prior to its submission for the purpose of inscription in the World Heritage List, is first sent for its Tentative listing in the prescribed format of UNESCO's Tentative listing of sites.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
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Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has submitted proposals to UNESCO to declare some of the cities in the country as World Heritage City. ASI, as and when required submits relevant information regarding nomination proposals to World Heritage Centre and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). As per the UNESCO guidelines, any proposal prior to its submission for the purpose of inscription in the World Heritage List, is first sent for its Tentative listing in the prescribed format of UNESCO's Tentative listing of sites.
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha today.
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