Architexturez wrote:
Architexturez. wrote:
ref: http://mail.architexturez.net/+/In-Enaction/archive/msg01736.shtml
| in what looks more like a muscle flexing exercise
| by a bureaucrat infested NGO! INTACH versus ICCR.
Historic Jinnah House turns victim to massive tree felling
Smita Deshmukh
Friday, May 25, 2007 09:23 IST
Residents accuse massive tree felling; caretakers begin blame game
It was yet another destruction of green space, and once again, it was
exposed by alert residents. The place: Malabar Hill. The venue: the
historic Jinnah House, a colonial style bungalow and a listed Grade 2A
heritage precinct spread over 2.5 acres. The only green lung of South
Mumbai is now in state of neglect which has led to massive tree felling
- some by natural disasters and others by gross cutting.
The blame game has begun. Its owner, the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations (ICCR) officials, washed their hands of, saying that it is the
responsibility of Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage
(INTACH) which was given the contract to convert it into the proposed
South Asia Centre for Arts and Culture. INTACH, on the other hand, told
DNA that it was yet to begun its work and would wait for the Tree
Authority to intervene.
Amid his deadlock, the green cover continues to be lost.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1099001
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Milind Deora wants chief secretary to ensure the project does not stall
The Rs7-crore Gateway of India restoration plan is going nowhere. It has
led to South Mumbai MP Milind Deora demanding intervention by state
chief secretary Johny Joseph to remove the “ego red tape” between
factions as well as individuals to ensure that the project does not stall.
Meanwhile, the Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage
(INTACH) has insisted that it was not a mere “tree-cutting” organisation
and would go all out to protect as much green cover as possible in the
Grade I heritage precinct.
Deora told DNA that as Joseph knew everything about the project, he
should take the final call on every technical point raised in the plan.
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http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1098368