Byculla railway station restored to its heritage architectural glory, wins UNESCO award

The 169-year-old Byculla railway station has bagged the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award of Merit for cultural heritage restoration and conservation. In July 2019 a huge project to restore the ancient heritage architecture of Byculla railway station, one of India’s oldest stations began. This project had been initiated in coordination with Railways by Shaina NC Trustee, I Love Mumbai, in loving memory of her father Ex[1]Sheriff of Mumbai and Founder of I Love Mumbai and Giants International, late Padmashree Nana Chudasama with the support of Bajaj Trust Groups, and Abha Narain Lambah Associates, as their CSR initiative. Minal Bajaj and Niraj Bajaj of Bajaj Group and Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation funded this huge restoration project of over four crore rupees