Reviving history and the environment in the City of Djinns and saints
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At Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti, the project combines conservation with a major socioeconomic development effort that is implemented through a community-centred, collaborative approach. The objective is to improve environmental conditions and strengthen essential urban services with interventions in core areas of education, health and sanitation. All programmes commenced following a quality of life assessment study.
The Nizamuddin Basti Renewal project by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) revived history and rebuilt lives, achieving 15 out of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Conservation of over 20 historic monuments took place alongside the sustainable development of the area and communities. Explaining how the project incorporated…
The Nizamuddin Basti Renewal project by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) revived history and rebuilt lives, achieving 15 out of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. Conservation of over 20 historic monuments took place alongside the sustainable development of the area and communities. Explaining how the project incorporated community development into heritage conservation, Ratish Nanda, the CEO of AKTC and Project Director of the Nizamuddin Urban Renewal Initiative said, “we are trying to develop a historic city centre model where conservation and development that includes education, sanitation, employment, and urban development goes hand in hand. We are looking at heritage as an asset, not as a burden. And, we are demonstrating that through our projects.”
