Re-nomination of Majuli as World Heritage site
	12:8 IST

RAJYA SABHA Minister of State for Planning and Parliamentary Affairs Shri V.Narayanasamy has said, as a follow up of the Prime Minister’s interaction with Satradhikars of Majuli island, Jorhat District, Assam, in August 2008, the process for Majuli’s nomination for inscription in the World Heritage List of UNESCO under “cultural category” has been initiated. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, he said a consultant is being appointed for the preparation of its nomination dossier, which would, inter-alia, bring out its Outstanding Universal value (OUV). International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an advisory body of UNESCO for World Heritage inscriptions, would also be invited for site visit to evaluate and ascertain the OUV of Majuli island. ******* AD/DB