Experts inspect Lansdowne Building

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe Expert Committee constituted to evaluate the Lansdowne Building and the existing structure, and its conservation aspects, will submit a report to the district administration on September 4. Mysore City Corporation and the district administration have sought a report from two committees after one of the shops in the 128-year-old Lansdowne Building collapsed, killing four persons. The expert team made separate visits and inspected the structure, its terrace, and also its maintenance aspects. The violation of the norms by a few shopkeepers had adversely affected the building conservation. Govindan Kutty of the Indian Heritage Cities Network Federation and others have started conditional mapping of individual shops that would help prepare a report to restore the structure without demolishing the heritage building. The assessment of each and every shop would also give an idea to the authorities, and the local government on the conservation issues involved, the magnitude of repair work, and also an assessment on the strength of the building. Meanwhile, conservation architect Ravi Gundu Rao held talks with the Lansdowne Building tenants who are worried about their livelihood after the closure of the dilapidated structure. He suggested that the shops erected using wood and steel, should be opened on the footpath right opposite to Lansdowne Building, to see that the tenants carry out their business and keep their belongings in their shops. He said that the restoration or reconstruction will take three to five years. He said that the mapping of individual shops will give a clear picture on shops that are to be re-done, restored, apart from the material and quality of conservation. Ruling out any assurance to reconstruct the structure within a year, Ravi Gundu Rao said that shifting shops to temporary roadside markets would give scope for restoration work in co-operation with tenants. The tenants, who inspected the restoration of Radhakrishna Building, and conservation of other structures, are optimistic that the Lansdowne Building can be restored. first published:September 04, 2012, 11:35 ISTlast updated:September 04, 2012, 11:35 IST
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The Expert Committee constituted to evaluate the Lansdowne Building and the existing structure, and its conservation aspects, will submit a report to the district administration on September 4.

Mysore City Corporation and the district administration have sought a report from two committees after one of the shops in the 128-year-old Lansdowne Building collapsed, killing four persons.

The expert team made separate visits and inspected the structure, its terrace, and also its maintenance aspects.

The violation of the norms by a few shopkeepers had adversely affected the building conservation.

Govindan Kutty of the Indian Heritage Cities Network Federation and others have started conditional mapping of individual shops that would help prepare a report to restore the structure without demolishing the heritage building.

The assessment of each and every shop would also give an idea to the authorities, and the local government on the conservation issues involved, the magnitude of repair work, and also an assessment on the strength of the building.

Meanwhile, conservation architect Ravi Gundu Rao held talks with the Lansdowne Building tenants who are worried about their livelihood after the closure of the dilapidated structure.

He suggested that the shops erected using wood and steel, should be opened on the footpath right opposite to Lansdowne Building, to see that the tenants carry out their business and keep their belongings in their shops.

He said that the restoration or reconstruction will take three to five years.

He said that the mapping of individual shops will give a clear picture on shops that are to be re-done, restored, apart from the material and quality of conservation.

Ruling out any assurance to reconstruct the structure within a year, Ravi Gundu Rao said that shifting shops to temporary roadside markets would give scope for restoration work in co-operation with tenants.

The tenants, who inspected the restoration of Radhakrishna Building, and conservation of other structures, are optimistic that the Lansdowne Building can be restored.