If no last minute hitch is developed, six historical forts of Rajasthan will be included in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Monuments on June 21.
World Heritage Committee of UNESCO is meeting at Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, for three days from June 21 to consider the recommendations of its advisory committee on listing of new World Heritage Sites. Representatives of 21 countries are expected to attend the meeting.
Principal Secretary Tourism Rakesh Srivastan and Superintendent of Amer Fort Pankag Dhirendra would attend the meeting. About two months back advisory committee had recommended the inclusion of six historic forts of Rajasthan —Amer Fort, Gagron Fort, Jaisalmer Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Chittorgarh Fort and Ranthambore Fort — in the World Heritage Sites. Before recommending their names, committee had visited these forts.
In its recommendation, the committee said keeping in view of history and architects of the period, these monuments deserved the status of World Heritage Monuments. Though World Heritage Committee does debate before inclusion of any new sites in the list, generally advisory committee’s recommendation are accepted without any debate or discussion, according to informed sources.