00:11one of the most unique and wonderful world heritage sites of the world built in 1881
00:18and inscribed in 1999 this site is a building part of industrial cultural and natural heritage
00:27built in 18 and recognized as a world heritage site in 1999 DHR is recognized as an example of
00:37engineering innovation and for its transformative impact on the cultural landscape of cultural and
00:45economic landscape of the entire Himalayan region since commissioning services in 1881 DHR has
00:52continued to run over its original two feet narrow gauge alignment climbing from plains in Seliguri
00:59West Bengal to the hill the mighty hill terrain of the Himalayas and ending at Darjeeling while it
01:07goes to Darjeeling over its 88 kilometer journey it runs through some ingenious loops zigzags and
01:14very steep gradients about hundred years later DHR is still serving communities and visitors from
01:23around the world while you know preserving head its heritage characters to its core here in Busan we
01:32are pleased to share our experiences in balancing modern-day heritage conservation with contemporary
01:40needs we are also pleased to share with our contemporary with our fellow world heritage site managers the good
01:51practices that we have developed over Darjeeling Himalayan railways over the past year facing challenges
01:58such as climate climate change disaster risk infrastructure management and community participation we are also
02:06hoping to learn from fellow world heritage site managers and strengthening international cooperation in heritage
02:12conservation DHR is not only a relic of the past it is a continuous living railway of the region and
02:23it shows
02:24human it and it is a human testament to the human ingenuity resilience and endeavor of maintaining and preserving heritage
02:39ourselves based on the
02:42fact that the knowledge of WernerIP OVERNASAGE part of the past is not necessarily good but that is no longer
02:42insight that we are for sure to be stabilized during this example it has � Very top vision of being
02:43an
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