New Delhi: The World Heritage Committee (WHC) has given a big decision regarding the place where Lord Buddha was born in Nepal. In its ongoing session here on Thursday, the WHC decided not to include Lord Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini in Nepal in the list of endangered heritage sites. A senior UNESCO official gave this information.
Lumbini was included in the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1997. But now this decision has been taken by the World Heritage Council a day after the investigation of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). After this, it was decided not to put this world heritage site, the birthplace of Gautam Buddha, in the list of endangered heritage sites of the world.
Session is being held in India
The session of the WHC is currently being held in India. This organization works to preserve all the ancient heritages of the world. All the historical buildings of the world have been included in the list of WHC. But now Lumbini has been excluded from it. The official said that both Stonehenge and Lumbini were earlier recommended to be included in this list. The 46th session of the WHC is being held in India for the first time on 21-31 July. The Stonehenge site was discussed in the meeting held on Wednesday, while the Lumbini heritage site was discussed in the meeting held on Thursday.
