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Get-Together with Dr. Ingval Maxwell on 02nd March 2005

The get-together cum interaction  with  Dr. INGVAL MAXWELL, Chairman of the Charles Wallace India Trust from British and members of  Intach, Heritage Cell and faculty members of School of Planning, JNTU was held on 02-Mar-2005 at 4 P.M. at School of Planning, JNTU. Mr. Ingval spoke on the activities of the trust both in India and U.K. over many years in terms of improving the knowledge and skills in conservation which are every critical for successful implementation of Conservation projects. He stressed on the necessity of improving technology related to traditional material and techniques.  He also advocated the need to involve engineers, artists, surveyors and archaeologists apart from architects in conservation efforts.

 

 

Dr. Ingval Maxwell is being introduced to    Dr. M. Mandal and Mr. Shravan Kumar,     Mr. Veda Kumar .M. looks on

Veda Kumar. M. briefing about the activities of Heritage Cell to Dr. Ingval Maxwell and other Participants

Mr. Veda Kumar, Convenor of Heritage Cell handed over the 4th Annual number of Forum for a Better Hyderabad to Dr. Ingval Maxwell. He and Mr. Shravan Kumar informed the participants that, Intach and Heritage Cell putting all its efforts to educate the school children and teachers about the importance of Heritage precincts and monuments and to save them. In this direction Heritage Club formation  initiated a couple of years ago. Mr. Rajmani, Member, Forum for a Better Hyderabad  raised  a  point about making of a qualitative construction material  apart from  cement  and  lime  mortor  to  have  an  endurable  constructions. In reply Dr. Maxwell suggested for a seminar to discuss on various accepts to get a solution. 

 

Mr. Umapathi, Member of Heritage Conservation Committee,  expressed about a common man’s contribution towards the Heritage Conservation. The interactive session came to an end with the vote of  thanks  proposed by Dr.P.Padmavathi,       B-Arch, Ph.D Director, SPA, JNTU

Mr. Shravan Kumar, Convenor, INTACH Hyd. A.P., Chapter, Mr. B. Subbarayan, Secretary, Literacy House, Mr. K. Umapathi, Core Committee Member, INTACH, Mr. Mandal, Member FBH

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