MADURAI:

HERITAGE INITIATIVES

A. Formation of CTAG and CVTC groups in the city. B. Formation of INTACH chapter C. Formation of Heritage Consortium D. Formation of Heritage Clubs

B. AWARENESS INITIATIVES: Protection of Heritage Water bodies Visioning Exercise for Greater Madurai Stakeholders Meeting For making Madurai- A Heritage City Fortnightly Heritage Walks Heritage essays and Drawings for Students

C. PROJECT INITIATIVES: Listing of Heritage Buildings Formulation of Heritage Development Plan Heritage and Livelihoods Documentation of the city Promotion of Heritage Council. Kadambavanam- cultural center Madurai Getham..

D. COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES
Institutions T.C.E,MKU and other colleges involved in Listing Generations for the city. ASI,Tourism Facelift of Palaces and isolated monuments in the city. Temple Trust: Renovation of Paintings, Museums within the temple complexes. CII Formation of Panel for Heritage INTACH: Promotion of Heritage Clubs, Madurai Malli NGO DHAN foundation in promotion of developmental tourism

THE PROCESS- HDP

CDP -master document under which all JnNURM detailed projects evolve. Lack of Heritage component in CDP Need for HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Proposed Plan was laid on the
Urban Renewal Plan, 1999, Integrated Heritage Development plan, 1999 and CTTS, 1998 Workshops and Seminars conducted by CTAG, CVTC, INTACH and other Stakeholders Feedback given on the DPR submitted by the Corporation. Interaction with CEPT- knowledge managers, Madurai Corporation.

Natural heritage Non-built Man made River Vaigai & other irrigation channels Natural and built tanks like Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulan, Perumal Teppakulam etc.

Built heritage Religious structure (temples, churches and mosques) Townscape with Mandala planning, Royal structures like palaces, Isolated structures like Fort wall,vilakkuthoon, Private structures like residential buildings etc.

Cultural heritage Festivals and Tamil literature. Socioreligious customs, Thiruvilayadal puranams, Chitrai festival, Alagar festival Arts and crafts in the region like Handloom, textiles, wood carving etc

Art Heritage Mural Painting found on the Meenakshi temple, Mahal and heritage

spots. Various coins epigraphs found in the region and

Name of the property Thirumalai Nayak Palace

Histo ry ?

Associa tional

Archite cture ?

Econo mic/ Use ? High Low Nil

IMPORTA NCE Regional (B)

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Pudhu Mandapam complex

High Low Nil High Low Nil

Regional (B)

Gandhi Ninaivagam

National (A)

Gandhi Muesum ? Puttu Thoppu ?

High Low Nil

Regional (B)

? ?

High Low Nil

Local (C)

Heritage PERSPECTIVES
Built Heritage Art Heritage Living Heritage Natural Heritage

Preservation perspectives

Documentation perspectives

Documentation of the Documentation of the Documentation of the Documentation of the religious structures in arts and crafts of the festivals in the Madurai natural and cultural the area. area. region. sites of heritage interest in the area. Restoration, adaptive reuse and consolidation of the Minakshi Amman Temple and its components Promotion of traditional art and crafts of the region for their authenticity and identity. Identification of the various communities involved in the enactment of the cultural events and cultural spaces in the city. Identification of the cultural components in the urban and rural area having relationship with the natural heritage.

Restoration of other Restoration of the Mural Documentation of the Creation of cultural temple complexes and paintings in the temple various cultural dances in mapping in the region. other religious complexes in the city. the region. buildings in the region Consolidation of other Restoration of the Documentation of the Identification of the religious buildings in temple cars (wooden mythology of the region, indigenous flora and the region carvings) in the city. oral literature in the fauna of the region. region, the significance of the Tamil literature and the various arts and

Livelihood perspectives Restoration of the temple tanks and other built tanks in the region through rain water harvesting schemes. Restoration, translation and digitization of epigraphs, palm leaf writings, coinage and manuscripts of the ancient Tamil language Promotion of the traditional, cultural, and puranic events such as Thiruvilayadal puranams in the city. Revival of traditional arts and crafts such as Sungudi weaving, Madurai malli etc in the region for the unemployed people. Promotion of the sacred grooves and medicinal/ herbal gardens in the region through public participation. Increase in agricultural practice through the revival of the traditional water systems (includes the people, the land, and the various techniques) in the region. Setting up of Training centers for educating the traditional water harvesting methods in the region. Setting up of training centers for the promotion and enhancement of sacred

Establishing the Restoration of the connectivity between the paintings found in the Jain different religious caves in the region. structures in the city.

Consolidation and Preservation of detached restoration of Thirumlai elements form the heritage Nayak Palace, pathu buildings ,objects etc. thoon structures in the city.

Digital version of the Tamil literature and epigraphs in the region using local people.

Demonstration projects Documentation of Promotion and training of in recreating a vernacular traditional weaving the music, dance and house in the city. techniques, medicinal sculptural forms and techniques in the region. architectural knowledge,

Built Heritage

Art Heritage

Living Heritage

Natural Heritage

Infrastructure perspectives

Provision of infrastructure facilities such as information system, sign board, lighting, pavement, cctvs in heritage sites. Adaptive reuse of Heritage buildings as conversion of Nayak fort wall into interpretation center. Creation of information center in the city at various points to facilitate the process of understanding the heritage elements.

Provision of information panels and lighting systems in arts and crafts sections.

Establishment of cultural centers for the promotion of traditional dance and music.

Setting up of botanical/ herbal gardens and centers for the indigenous varieties in the region. Promotion of nurseries that cater the traditional varieties such as Marudham tree etc. Demarcation and promotion of cultural landscape zone in the region such as Mullai, Marudham and Paalai landscape. Setting up of interpretation centers for the life sciences in the region.

Provision of various display system for displaying coins, epigraphs and other art heritage items. Setting up of exhibiting galleries and selling the copies of the art elements such as khadhi crafts, craft bazaars etc

Provision of training centers for traditional crafts for the local people to strengthen their economic situation. Provision of dance center like kala kendra for the training centers of Dance forms for tourist both local and foreign. Training centers and exhibition centers for the arts and crafts of the region for tourist both

Setting up of art galleries Implementation of and display galleries for schemes such as Bed and tourists Break fast scheme for the local people.

Built Heritage

Art Heritage

Living Heritage

Natural Heritage

Historic walks/Circuit perspectives Development of heritage walks for connecting the different Jain caves in the region. Connecting the different spots of Thiruvilayadal puranams spots in the region. Enhancing the Creating jungle walk connectivity between the for the tourists in the different traditional region. sculptural and Architectural forms in the region. Promotion of heritage Educative walks for walks connecting the the life science species different art and crafts of in the region. the region. Enhancing the ritual performances of Thiruvilayadal puranams in the region. Educative walks for the traditional water harvesting techniques in the region.

Promoting Heritage Enhancing the alagar walks within the festival procession routes different heritage in the region. elements in the city Encouraging Promotion of different exploratory walks in pilgrim circuits in the the region for the region for the pilgrims tourists. and tourist.

Provision of Air conditioned buses and other vehicular means for the tourist people in the region.

Provision of Air conditioned buses and other vehicular means for the tourist people in the region.

Provision of Air conditioned buses and other vehicular means for the tourist people in the region.

Provision of Air conditioned buses and other vehicular means for the tourist people in the region.

Monitoring and security perspectives Installation of help booths at different heritage location. Provision of police booths at vital heritage locations in the city. Installation of cctvs and cameras at different locations. Setting a travel guide club for the smooth heritage tours in the region Installation of Radio frequency systems for the heritage alerts through mobiles. Installation of electronic sensors in Heritage areas for monitoring purposes. Helpline services and online services for different heritage locations. Supplementary projects Establishing Heritage Awareness camps in all schools and colleges Establishing Heritage clubs in all schools and institution Publishing books, CDs, and other softwares about heritage elements Publishing pamphlets, brochures and other information manuals for the local people and tourists.

Challenges:
Integration of tourism, ASI, Institutions, MC, NGO, Temple Trust, Cross cutting themes in Heritage projects/ DPR Listing of structures- professionalism- approach Space for other external agencies for ground works. World Heritage and Mission Cities- Contextualizing Heritage council- a way foreword. JnNURM STATUS Heritage Mission cities..

Thanks From
G.Balaji SM.Rajendan A.Madhan Kumar

for

MADURAI CORPORATION