IHCNF has been entrusted with the preparation of HRMP’s for 10 heritage villages for the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. The basic purpose of the HRMP is to conserve the culture of these villages, identify threats to the same and work out mechanisms for its protection and enhancement while enhancing tourism, resource strengthening of the village and employment generation. The reconnaissance survey of 10 villages of Banavasi, Belligavi, Aihole, Halebeedu, Melukote, Nagavi, Sannati, Lakkundi, Malkhed, and Talakkad started in June 2016 has combined the findings during the visits with research on various topics related to the history, geography, architecture, infrastructure, hopes and aspirations of the people during the visits to these villages. Conducting stakeholder consultation, capacity building programme for elected members and village officials, mason’s training workshop, and village branding are other components of the project. The Karnataka government has made budgetary provisions for the implementation of development projects in these villages.

The IHCNF technical team initiated the work on mapping and listing of a tangible and intangible heritage of Dungarpur in April 2016. IHCNF took up the preparation of Heritage Management Plan for the city including Data collection, mapping of heritage precincts and sites, identification of Heritage related infrastructure projects and identification of financial resources through various schemes/financial institutions. A stakeholder consultation meeting under the Chairmanship of District Collector of Dungarpur was held in December 2016 which led to the finalization of a shelf of heritage infrastructure projects and the HRMP.