Table of Contents 1. Introduction 18 1.1 Background 18 1.2 Need for the Study 18 1.3 Research Question 19 1.4 Aim 19 1.5 Objectives 20 1.6 Scope 20 1.7 Limitation 20 1.8 Research Design 20 1.9 Chapters 22 2. Literature review 24 2.1 Cultural Heritage 24 2.1.1 Importance of Cultural Heritage 24 2.1.2 Cultural Heritage in Urban Setting 25 2.2 Transport Infrastructure and Urban Cultural Heritage 25 2.3 Transport Infrastructure Development and Its Implications on Cultural Heritage 25 2.4 Role of Government and Funding Agencies 26 2.5 Guidance from International Donor Agencies/ Banks 26 2.5.1 World Bank 27 2.5.2 International Finance Corporation Performance Standards 31 2.5.3 Asian Development Bank - Environmental Assessment Guidelines, 2003 34 Cultural Heritage defined 35 Cultural Heritage and Legislation 35 2.5.4 Comparative Analysis of Banks role in Cultural Heritage 36 2.6 Guidance from countries where Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment is part of the EIA process 38 2.6.1 Hong Kong Criteria for Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment and Ordinance (Cap.499) Guidance Notes Assessment of Impact on Sites of Cultural Heritage in Environmental Impact Assessment Studies 38 Introduction 38 2.6.2 Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, Reference guide on Physical and Cultural Heritage resources 41 2.6.3 Comparative Analysis 43 2.7 Guidance from specific types of development 46 2.7.1 Heritage Impact Assessment of the recommended route alignment for the proposed Gautrain Rapid Rail link project 46 2.7.2 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation 50 2.7.3 Athens Metro 53 3. Study area and Project Description 57 3.1 Hyderabad 57 3.2 Overview of Hyderabad Metro project 58 3.2.1 Project Description 58 3.2.2 Public private 59 3.2.3 Metro route Phase I 60 3.3 Heritage Overview of Hyderabad 61 3.3.1 Background 61 3.3.2 Heritage Conservation Overview 61 3.4 Cultural Heritage sites along Metro rail corridors 66 4. Analysis & Findings 87 4.1 Development of Impact Tree 87 Questionnaire & Survey 88 4.2 Elevated Metro rail and Cultural Heritage conflict 89 4.2.1 Heritage Dimension 89 4.2.2 Metro Rail Dimension 99 4.3 Implications of Underground metro rail in core city 103 4.3.1 Economic Analysis 103 Description of Cost and benefits of Underground metro v/s Elevated metro 104 4.3.2 Financial Implications 106 Debt component for Real Estate development 106 4.4 Metro Rail projects and EIA Notification 108 4.4.1 Applicability of EIA Notification to Metro Rail projects 108 4.5 Comparative Analysis of DUAC and HCC 109 4.5.1 Reconstitution of AP Urban Arts Commission (APUAC) 109 5. Conclusions and Recommendations 111 5.1 Conclusions 111 5.2 Short term recommendations 111 5.3 Safeguard framework for Cultural Heritage Resources 112 5.3.1 Project Lifecycle of Typical Metro Rail project (PPP mode) . 112 5.3.2 Cultural Heritage safeguards in PPP approval procedures 114 5.3.3 Cultural Heritage safeguards in Financial Institutions (Banks) approval procedures 114 5.3.4 Cultural Heritage safeguards at Project level 116