View all posts by sriramv. These six industries in North Chennai are polluting the air for more than half the year, Chennai Buzz: Survey on mask use | Property tax fines reduced | GCC monsoon helplines…and more, Why Chennai needs to rethink Deepavali celebrations, COVID-19: All you need to know about current testing, quarantine, containment protocols. Every corner of the building holds slices of the past and each brick has a tale to narrate. “Restoration requires deeper technical study,” said S Suresh, convenor of Tamil Nadu chapter of INTACH. There are bound to be great difficulties and challenges ahead. The contract has strict terms to use the existing materials as far as possible. We then created the infrastructure ourselves at a cost of ₹3 lakh,” said K.P. ( Log Out / To compensate for removing the dome he also added a new eastern entrance, also in the style of the Khalsa Mahal, that faces the beach. Also in 2017 the PWD started the process of restoring Humayun Mahal. They were yoked on Tuesday by Kannan, a farmer, to draw a limestone grinding roller that mixes the lime mortar. – Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music. [1] However, due to space constraints, Wallajah was forced to abandon his plans and instead constructed a palace at Chepauk, a few miles to the south of the fort. It now houses used by the Board of Revenue and the Public Works Department of the State Government. AND THANJAVUR PALACE FOR RESTORATION Submitted to The Member Secretary State Planning Commission Ezhilagam, Chepauk Chennai – 600005 By Dr. S.K. However, manpower is a huge challenge. Change ), © 2020 Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music. Chepauk Palace on Wallajah Road near the Marina was the Madras residence of the Nawabs of Arcot , once the rulers of Tamil Nadu. who will take responsibility for the unnecessary delay. This is a little more than two years after it was gutted in a fire. Work was set to begin on the restoration of Khalsa Mahal, one wing of Chepauk Palace, a full two years after it was gutted in a fire. Laasya Shekhar is Senior Reporter at Citizen Matters Chennai. He also added a facade that matched the Khalsa Mahal, which can be seen from the Wallajah Road. There is a specific time when the mixture is to be applied and a procedure to be followed for that. [10], In 2010, a roof collapsed in the Humayun Mahal and as of 2013 the Public Works Department, which was charged with the palace's maintenance, had not cleared the debris. Historian S Muthiah considers the building the most important after Fort St George, where the state secretariat is located, which inspired the architectural style of Lutyen's Delhi. Conservationists hope that the GPO example can be replicated for Chepauk Palace. Sathyamurthy, Joint Chief Engineer, PWD (Buildings). However, we have a request for those who can afford to subscribe: please do. The bulls have a defined routine: 48 rounds a day to produce 30 cubic feet of lime mortar for about 300 sq ft of wall. Also a historian of Carnatic Music and Chennai (Madras). It is never too late.” Nearly 249 years ago, the iconic Chepauk Palace, located close to the Marina, was built using construction techniques that were considered the best. We are using the same materials, after thorough research and multiple trial and errors, to regain the glory of Humayun Mahal,” said Joint Chief Engineer of PWD, K P Sathyamurthy. What was even more encouraging was that the Government in June 2012 decided that it wanted to make the restoration of Khalsa Mahal a model exercise, which would be the blueprint for such restorations in future. As a Department official explains, this ‘slow’ process yields plaster that is authentic and free from contamination. While it is usually held at heritage hotels in or around Rajasthan and Delhi, and a few instances in Kerala, the meeting is now set to take place at the INDeco Hotel in Swamimalai, which is located across a village built in the late 1800s.The IHHA’s members comprise each and every property categorised as a heritage hotel by the Government of India, and presents a veritable list of erstwhile royalty in the country. The Hindu has always stood for journalism that is in the public interest. [5][6], Originally Humayun Mahal had been single story[6] with the Diwan-e-Khana Durbar Hall[2] in its middle over which there was a dome. “We are following the same traditional methods followed to construct the building over 240 years ago,” said B Raju, who has earlier worked in restoring heritage buildings in Karaikudi and Thanjavur. Back to the roots: A bull churning a grinding roller to produce lime mortar in Chennai. Lime, sand, whitestone, egg whites and curd are among the various raw materials used for the procedure. Until the southern building, Khalsa Mahal, was gutted by fire, it had remained virtually as it was first built. She tweets at @plaasya. This would also be the first time the meeting is held in Tamil Nadu. Further, the IHHA delegation would also urge the Chief Minister to make concessions and benefits that could give a boost to the heritage tourism sector in Tamil Nadu. CHENNAI: The Indian Heritage Hotels Association is all set to join a long list of organisations pressing for the conservation of heritage structures and zones in Tamil Nadu. [11] Until the southern building, Khalsa Mahal, was gutted by fire, it had remained virtually as it was first built. He also shares several other interesting facts about the restoration: There are four key aspects of the restoration procedure that call for focus: the source of raw materials, skilled labour, timing and application. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! “Procuring raw materials of the highest quality is important. The Government Carnatic Agent occupied the remainder of the lower floor. Also in 2010, following an inspection, the building was declared not fit for occupation as it was structurally unstable. They would offer IHHA’s technical support and assistance for the restoration of the Kalas Mahal section of the Chepauk Palace, which was gutted in a recent fire. They would offer IHHA’s technical support and assistance for the restoration of the Kalas Mahal section of the Chepauk Palace, which was gutted in a recent fire. The Kangeyam bulls working at Chepauk are from Saptur in Madurai district. It is a return to Mughal-era techniques to restore the fire-hit Humayun Mahal in Chennai’s Chepauk Palace to its old glory. [13], In 2017, the Public Works Department submitted a proposal to the tourism department to restore Humayun Mahal at a cost of ₹ 380 million. So, in 1764, he thought of constructing a palace for himself within the ramparts of Fort St George. Not everyone will think this way,” said Raju. Here’s how, Speeding vehicles, traffic biggest barriers: Chennai cyclists. Pic: Laasya Shekhar It has suffered decades of neglect: languishing in dilapidated condition for years and later ravaged by fire.But, Humayun Mahal in Chepauk, the world’s first-ever building constructed in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, is now slated for a new lease of life. [6], In 2013, there was a further roof collapse in the Humayun Mahal.
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