Recurring Issues of Mir’s Tombs Hyderabad in the Light of Sindh Cultural Heritage Act

Abstract

Rapid and unplanned urbanization results into spread of urban sprawls and illegal encroachment issues. Illegal construction is problematic, as it creates issues of traffic congestion, sewerage, price hikes and etc. In case of Hyderabad city the encroachment has severely damaged the cultural heritage of the city, as the city has large number of historic heritage. Talpur’s tombs are no exception.  Therefore, this research is aimed identify the recurring issues Mir’s Tomb of Hyderabad and find the flaws in the implementation of the Sindh Cultural Heritage (Preservation) Act, 1994.  To achieve this aim, study has used thematic content analysis is being done, 16 interviews were conducted from the field experts, stake holders, academicians and office holders. The collected data was analyzed in the NVIVO software, results showed six themes of recurring issues, namely administrative, environmental, man-created, policy and legislation, physical and social constraints.

Country : Pakistan

1 Zoya Kaka2 Saima Kalwar3 Fahad Shaikh4 Sania Rehman5 Bushra Danish Talpur

  1. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
  2. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
  3. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
  4. Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan
  5. Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 9, September 2021 pp. 108-113

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2021.509013

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