Review meeting on Darjeeling Heritage Railway held between NFR and UNESCO

Darjeeling, Dec. 10 -- A review meeting on the various activities

that are going on in Darjeeling Himalayan Railway to preserve its

he0ritage status with the representatives of UNESCO was held at

Maligaon on Monday.

The meeting was attended by UNESCO officials Dr Michael Pearson, the expert from International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Australia and Mrs Nao Hayashi from UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Paris.

While from NFR's Sanjive Roy, GM/NFR, R.K. Verma, Divisional

Railway Manager / Katihar / N.F. Railway and other senior officials were present.

Before the meeting, the officials from UNESCO visited the DHR here on December 7 and 8 and discussed with various stake holders here to assess and assist in managing the Her...