The 169-year-old railway station in India, Byculla has won the prestigous UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for cultural heritage conservation-2022. The Asia-Pacific UNESCO awards were announced in Bangkok on November 26. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum also received the Award of Excellence in this year’s UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation. Pics/ Central Railway.
Updated On: 2022-11-28 01:47 PM IST
In July, 2019 a huge project to restore the ancient heritage architecture of Byculla Railway station, one of India’s oldest stations (169 years old) began
The project has been initiated in coordination with Railways by Shaina NC, trustee, I Love Mumbai
It was started in the loving memory of her father Ex Sheriff of Mumbai and Founder of I Love Mumbai and Giants International, late Padmashree Nana Chudasama with the support of Bajaj Trust Groups and Abha Narain Lambah Associates, as their CSR initiative
The task of the entire planning and execution has been completed and Byculla Railway Station was restored to its original, ancient, heritage architecture with excellence on April 29, 2022