Signing of a trilateral agreement between The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, UNESCO and Udaipur Municipal Council

The Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation (MMCF), Udaipur; UNESCO India Office, New Delhi and Udaipur Municipal Council (UMC) are hosting a joint co-operation programme on the development of a sustainable agenda to preserve the living heritage of Indian cities. This programme will run from January 01 to December 31, 2007.
The agreement was signed on December 01, 2006 at the Collectorate, Udaipur by Ms Minja Yang, Director - UNESCO India Office, New Delhi; Mr Shikhar Agarwal, District Magistrate, Udaipur; Mr Ravindra Shrimali, Chairperson - Udaipur Municipal Council and Mr Trilok C Sharma, Secretary - Maharana of Mewar Charitable Foundation, Udaipur.
With the rapidly changing character of Indian cities in today's modern world the agenda sets out to preserve the rich cultural heritage.

The objectives of the framework is to
1) strengthen the competence of UMC in order to manage these rapid changes retaining the assets of its cultural and natural resources;
2) to raise the profile of Udaipur with its unique and diverse heritage;
3) to use the resources for the socio economic development and benefit of the people;
4) to encourage local community participation;
5) to work on the sustainable development of Udaipur based on the strength of their traditions;
6) to encourage city-to-city co-operation and networking among local government and urban stakeholders of national and international member cities.
The activities under the plan of action for 2007 cover the explanation of a heritage sensitive Udaipur city development plan and the establishment of a heritage unit within the UMC, as well as the modalities for the implementation of joint co-operation activities.
This joint program will help strengthen the competence of Udaipur, its administration, civil society and inhabitants as well as protect and preserve the cultural and natural heritage of this historic city.