No impact assessment, no work on heritage structures, says AMC | Ahmedabad News

Since Ahmedabad won Unesco’s World Heritage City tag in 2017, AMC approved applications for renovations to around 200 heritage homes in the Walled City Ahmedabad: Keen on preserving its heritage city tag and worried about the impact of ‘developments’ on heritage value, Ahmedabad has made the Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) report mandatory for every construction,…

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AMC spells out when HIA is needed and when it’s not | Ahmedabad News

Through a matrix guide, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has spelled out in which scenario a Heritage Impact Assessment will be needed Ahmedabad: Following Unesco’s Reactive Monitoring Mission in March this year, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Ahmedabad World Heritage City Trust (AWHCT) have formalised a Guiding Matrix — a rule-by-rule framework that determines exactly…

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