AusHeritage, PDCOR Ltd ink pact for management, protection of cultural heritage

AusHeritage, Australias network of cultural heritage management organisations, and PDCOR Limited, a joint venture company promoted by the Rajasthan government and the ILFS Group, signed an agreement on Friday for collaboration in the area of heritage.The Memorandum of Understanding MoU was signed on the sidelines of a workshop with AusHeritage for preparing the Jaipur special area heritage plan.

AusHeritage, Australia's network of cultural heritage management organisations, and PDCOR Limited, a joint venture company promoted by the Rajasthan government and the IL&FS Group, signed an agreement on Friday for collaboration in the area of heritage.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on the sidelines of a workshop with AusHeritage for preparing the Jaipur special area heritage plan. The workshop is organised by the Jaipur Development Authority, Nagar Nigam Jaipur (Heritage), Jaipur Smart City Limited, and facilitated by PDCOR Limited, according to a statement.

The MoU on heritage cooperation was signed by the Chairman of AusHeritage, Vinod Daniel, and CEO of PDCOR, Dileep Kumar Chingapurath. Vijay Singh Shekhawat, Director (Trade & Investments), Austrade was also present on the occasion.

''AusHeritage has had over two decades of collaborations with India and it is a delight to be part of the workshop on preparing the Jaipur special area heritage plan as well as sign the MoU with PDCOR on heritage cooperation,'' Daniel said.

The Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Government of Rajasthan and Chairman PDCOR, Akhil Arora said, ''We are delighted that AusHeritage and PDCOR could sign the MoU that would benefit both India and Australia, including sharing best practice approaches and knowledge on current technologies and approaches for managing and protecting cultural heritage.''