India, July 15 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to geo-map more than 1,300 protected heritage buildings and havelis across the city to strengthen their preservation and management, prevent unauthorised construction and aid conservation.

According to the officials, the exercise is expected to take at least six months. It will create an interactive digital map by plotting the precise locations of heritage properties along with spatial data.

"The interactive map, once ready, will be uploaded on MCD's heritage website for tourists and can be used by the civic body to check on the current status of these buildings," an official said.

Senior officials of the MCD's heritage cell said the corporation will soon begin the ...