Delhi’s Sunder Nursery chosen for two UNESCO Asia-Pacific awards for conservation
Since 2000, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation programme have been recognising the efforts of private individuals and organisations that have successfully restored, conserved and transformed structures and buildings of heritage value in the region
By: PTI | New Delhi |
December 20, 2020 1:20:28 pm
The Sunder Nursery, winner of two awards from the 2020 cycle, was awarded the Special Recognition for Sustainable Development for its transformative impact in turning a barren site into an urban oasis in the heart of New Delhi. (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)
Delhi’s iconic Sunder Nursery, a 90-acre garden which was transformed into a horticultural paradise after a decade-long conservation work, is among the winners in the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation this year.