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New Delhi, Feb 09: The holy city of Varanasi may become the country's first 'World Heritage City' if INTACH has its way.
The Indian National Trust for Art, Culture and Heritage and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFAC) of Spain today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the two agencies will jointly conserve the heritage monuments in the temple town of Varanasi and develop world-class infrastructure in the area.
"We have decided to work together to get Varanasi declared as a 'World Heritage City'. This is the beginning of a series of cooperation with Spain," INTACH Chairman S K Misra said after signing the MoU with Ambassador of Spain Ion De la Riva Guzman de Frutos.
Experts in Spain had conserved and restored the ancient glory of the city of Barcelona when it hosted the Olympic Games and also the industrial city of Bilbao. They have also created beaches in the city.
De la Riva said INTACH should act as a "nanny" for the transformation of the country's traditional cities as they lack infrastructure facilities.
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