A fight over Gateway’s restoration plan Supriya Thanawala Monday, March 20, 2006 00:06 IST
COLABA: Two NGO-cum-citizens’ groups are waging a war over the decor of the Gateway of India. After the government approved the Indian National Trust for Culture and Heritage’s (INTACH) restoration plans for the ‘Gateway Plaza’ in October 2005, a group of local residents have come out against it. On March 10, Colaba Cuffe Parade Citizens’ Group (CCPCG) dashed off letters to chief minister ... They have demanded the restoration work be done according to plans prepared by their experts, namely the Urban Design Research Institute (UDRI) and renowned architect Charles Correa. The group has already collected 100 signatures to support their cause. “We do not agree with the new plan,” says Sanjana Meher, an active member of the group and resident of Merreweather Road. “The design is unfair in the way it adds and subtracts existing infrastructure. We are going to lose a lot of open space.” The CCPCG is upset with INTACH’s plan to build food courts, a garden and toilets on the rear end of the Shivaji statue, which it says may hurt people’s sentiments. cont'd.... http://dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1018932&CatID=1 _______________________________________________ in-enaction mailing list http://mail.architexturez.net/mailman/listinfo/in-enaction + Architexturez collaborative at http://portal.architexturez.org/
