JAISALMER: Inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2013, the site management plan of the fragile Sonar Fort is still not in place in totality. Now with the deadline for UNESCO reviewing the conservation works and site management plan scheduled in November, officials are gearing up to implement bylaws made under site management plan. 

Ironically, the draft of the site management plan was handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in August 2014 and implementing this plan was an important parameter of UNESCO for the world heritage site. Manish pundit who prepared this site plan said he had handed over this plan to ASI long time back but the same was not implemented. 

"Bylaws made for the Sonar Fort will be implemented soon and a meeting has been called on Mon day under the chairmanship of the chief secretary in which officials from ASI, RUIDP , district administration, tourism and urban development department would be present," said P V S Raman, Jodhpur centre superintendent, ASI. 

According to Raman, soon a consolidated report on conservation and other works being done has to be handed over to the UNESCO. The officials would have to submit a report on the progress of site mana gement plan, visitor management sub plan, sewerage works being done by RUIDP and other conservation works at the fort along. Besides, issues like removal of illegal constructions and encroachments would also be discussed in the meeting."Last month, a wall of Sonar Fort had suddenly collapsed while being repaired. Now with end of monsoon season, the repair work has started again which will be completed in 3-4 months," said Raman.