------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Goa's rich heritage monuments to get a midas touch Panaji, September 22, 2007: Goa's rich heritage monuments will get a midas touch with state government signing a memorandum of understanding with new Delhi based Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage. The memorandum is for restoration, conservation;, maintenance of Achaeological monuments/sites and heritage structures. It was signed by the chief Secretary, Shri J.P. Singh and chairman of Indian National Trust for Art And Culture Heritage Shri S.R.Mishra. Though small in size, Goa has large number of Archaeological monuments/ sites. Besides, there are number of heritage sites/monuments. Restoration, conservation, preservation, beautification, maintenance etc of these monuments/sites is the responsibility of the central and state Governments. Hence regular repairs and periodical conservation, preservation, maintenance of archeological monuments/sites and heritage structures in the state is being pursued for their proper upkeep. The Government has already approved a Master Plan for the schemes of restoration, conversation, maintenance, preservation, and beautification etc of all the fifty one Archaeological Sites/Monuments protected by the State to utilize the grants available under the Twelfth Finance Commission (TFC). Funds to the of Rupees twenty crores have been allocated by the Government for restoration/conservation etc for the monuments/ sites protected by the state and the heritage structures for the period 2007-2010 as per the action plan approved by High Level Monitoring Committee headed by Chief Secretary, Government of Goa. Government of Goa has entrusted works to Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) earlier. INTACH is a high profile Non-Government and non-profit organization registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. This organization has taken up number of conservation works in India and it is one of the leading organization in the field of conservation. INTACH have offered to execute the schemes by signing a MOU with the Government of Goa. Our Correspondent http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=53599 Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
