—A total of 247 sites to be declared as heritage properties under WCLA Act 2012–DG assures taking up conservation of heritage buildings once authority receives fundsLAHORE: For the first time ever since the formulation of Heritage Properties Rules 2016, Walled City of Lahore Authority’s (WCLA) Heritage Conservation Board (HCB) has approved a list of 16 heritage properties, including historic houses, havelis and monuments, Pakistan Today has learnt. It has been learnt that initially 16 buildings out of the total 247 are being taken up for declaration as heritage properties and the HCB would meet fortnightly to assess and declare more constructions as heritage. Some of the said properties were declared as heritage as per the Antiquities Act 1975 and Special Premises Act 1985, but WCLA would endorse them as per the WCLA ACT 2012 as well. He also said that WCLA would seek opinions from experts in this regard and follow the rules and regulations of the WCLA Act and Heritage Properties Rules. We will be declaring all these as heritage properties after presenting them before the Heritage Conservation Board of WCLA and fulfilling other legal formalities,” Lashari concluded.

Source: Pakistan Today September 28, 2018 14:15 UTC