Heritage by-laws tabled for Purana Qila, Sher Shah Gate, and Khair-ul-Manazil
On July 26, 2019, Parliament introduced the by-laws, drafted by the National Monuments Authority, to regulate the construction activity near Purana Qila, Khair-ul-Manazil mosque, and Sher Shah Gate in Delhi. The authority came into being in 2010 with the enactment of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act.
With these set of by-laws—one for Purana Qila and another for Khair-ul-Manazil and Sher Shah Gate—the total number of heritage by-laws drafted under the AMASR in the country rose to five.
Any form of construction activity is already prohibited in a 100-m radius of protected monuments. The by-laws would regulate such activities starting from 100-m till 300-m from heritage monuments. These by-laws for Purana Qila and Khair-ul-Manazil mosque and Sher Shah Gate would also restrict the height of buildings in the regulated area to 7.5 m.
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The neighbouring areas regulated by the by-laws are structures inside Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Kaka Nagar, Bapu Nagar, and Sunder Nagar residential areas, Zoo administrative building, and the High Court building.
In Sunder Nagar, the height would be restricted at 15 m for the building and 3 m for rooftop structures and French doors and large glass façades on the front street or along staircase shafts would not be allowed.
The Khair-ul-Manazil mosque or the ‘most auspicious house’ is 20.75 m tall, with a five arched prayer hall made of rubble masonry. Built-in 1561, it is a mosque-cum-madrasa of the early Mughal period. The Sher Shah Gate is a 21 m tall double-storeyed structure.
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