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Reposted from .jodhpur

As the Fateh & Gulab Sagars finally begin to clean-up, it is important to look back at the Walled City’s 1st such project 10 years ago. To draw lessons from it. Supported by an enlightened & dynamic Collector; sponsored by RAAS - the Ritz of India; pioneered & driven by JDH: The Walled City Urban Regeneration Project - the Restoration, Rejuvenation & Revitalisation of the 18th Century Tanwarji (Toorji) Ka Jhalra was not only the very first such water-body project in the Walled City, but also a fine example of Public-Private Partnership. The PHED provided round-the-clock electricity besides permissions. financed the year-long project. JDH led a team of experts. Architectural Restoration to Water Conservation. Blessed with a sacred energy, within a year in was No. 2 on Trip Advisor & splashed across the world from the New York Times to the South China Morning Post. Tourists from all countries & classes thronged to it alongwith thrilled Jodhpuris - their city’s new artistic, musical, cultural and social epicentre. brought out a team of daring divers. The GOI brought out a postal stamp. There was no looking back at the “Spanish Steps of Rajasthan”…
And then! Nazar Laag Gi!! Petty politics, street-level corruption, municipal apathy, bureaucratic indifference, administrative short-sightedness…
drowning in troubled waters again as Jodhpur loses out on a world class Peoples’ Monument.

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Photos taken by during the construction of RAAS Jodhpur.

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