DDA, INTACH heritage walk at Sanjay Van on Nov 14: 5 sites, ₹500 fee
Synopsis
Delhi's DDA and INTACH are taking the city's medieval past off the textbook page and onto the trail. Their 14 November guided walk at Sanjay Van will take registered visitors through five recently conserved structures — from a historic well to Lal Kot Wall ramparts — as part of a 12-walk, six-month series spanning the capital's key archaeological zones.
Key Takeaways
DDA and INTACH will host a guided heritage walk at Sanjay Van on 14 November 2026 .
The walk covers five sites : the Historic Well, Large Fortification, Small Fortification, Bastion near the Small Fortification, and the Lal Kot Wall.
Participation fee is ₹500 plus GST ; register at bit.ly/HeritageWalkSanjayVan .
This is the second walk in the series; the first was held at Mehrauli Archaeological Park on 24 October 2026 .
A six-month MoU between DDA and INTACH covers 12 walks across 6 locations including Tughlaqabad, Sultan Garhi, and the Northern Ridge.
The initiative aligns with the Master Plan for Delhi 2047 and was conceptualised by LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu .
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), in partnership with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), will host a guided heritage walk at Sanjay Van on 14 November 2026, offering Delhiites a rare close-up of the city's early medieval fortifications and water structures. The walk is the second in an ongoing series conceptualised under the direction of Lieutenant Governor and DDA Chairperson Taranjit Singh Sandhu, a DDA official confirmed on Sunday.
Five Sites on the Trail
Participants will visit five heritage structures within Sanjay Van: the Historic Well, the Large Fortification, the Small Fortification, the Bastion near the Small Fortification, and the Lal Kot Wall. Together, these structures preserve critical evidence of Delhi's early medieval history and its earliest fortified capital, according to the DDA statement.
Before the DDA undertook conservation works, all five structures were reportedly in a state of severe neglect. At the Historic Well, masonry was repaired, accumulated debris cleared from the shaft, and a traditional-style timber shelter installed to protect the structure while retaining its historic character. At the Large Fortification, stabilisation works and targeted excavation revealed several historical layers, allowing visitors to walk the ramparts and explore excavated sections. The Small Fortification, situated near the LG Rock Cafe — a site already frequented by visitors daily — has also been recently conserved.
How to Register and What It Costs
The participation fee is ₹500 plus GST per person. Registrations can be completed at bit.ly/HeritageWalkSanjayVan. The walk is open to the public, and prior registration is required.
The DDA-INTACH MoU and the Broader Series
The Sanjay Van walk is part of a structured six-month initiative backed by a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the DDA and INTACH (Delhi Chapter). Under the agreement, 12 guided walks will be organised over six months — two per month — across six locations: Sanjay Van, Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Sultan Garhi, Tughlaqabad, Deer Park/Hauz Khas, and the Northern Ridge. INTACH Delhi Chapter will curate routes and themes, develop interpretive content, and arrange heritage experts and guides in coordination with DDA.
The first walk in the series was held at Mehrauli Archaeological Park on 24 October 2026. The initiative was launched by Lieutenant Governor Sandhu during his own Heritage Walk at Sanjay Van, at which he also released an e-book on the Delhi Ridge and directed DDA to prioritise ecological conservation and public access to heritage sites.
Link to Delhi's Master Plan 2047
The programme aligns with the Master Plan for Delhi 2047, which places heritage conservation at the centre of planned and sustainable urban development and explicitly encourages heritage trails, cultural circuits, and public engagement with historical spaces. This comes amid a broader push by Delhi's civic authorities to make the capital's often-overlooked medieval heritage more visible and visitor-friendly.
With walks planned across six distinct archaeological and ecological zones over the coming months, the series marks one of the more structured public heritage-access programmes the capital has seen in recent years.
Point of View
Yet most of it remains functionally invisible to residents. The DDA-INTACH walk series is a modest but meaningful corrective — structured, expert-guided, and linked to an actual conservation programme. The real question is sustainability: six-month MoUs and ₹500 admission fees are a start, but long-term public engagement with heritage requires permanent interpretive infrastructure, not just periodic walks. The alignment with the Master Plan for Delhi 2047 gives the initiative policy backing, but execution will depend on whether conservation funding outlasts the LG's tenure.
NationPress
1 Nov 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where is the DDA-INTACH heritage walk in November 2026?
The heritage walk is scheduled for 14 November 2026 at Sanjay Van in New Delhi. It is the second walk in a series jointly organised by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and INTACH Delhi Chapter.
How do I register for the Sanjay Van heritage walk and what is the fee?
Registration is available at bit.ly/HeritageWalkSanjayVan. The participation fee is ₹500 plus GST per person.
Which heritage sites will be covered during the Sanjay Van walk?
The walk covers five structures: the Historic Well, the Large Fortification, the Small Fortification, the Bastion near the Small Fortification, and the Lal Kot Wall. These structures are associated with Delhi's earliest fortified medieval capital.
How many heritage walks are planned under the DDA-INTACH MoU?
A total of 12 guided walks are planned over six months under the MoU — two walks per month across six locations: Sanjay Van, Mehrauli Archaeological Park, Sultan Garhi, Tughlaqabad, Deer Park/Hauz Khas, and the Northern Ridge.
What is the connection between this walk series and the Master Plan for Delhi 2047?
The initiative aligns with the Master Plan for Delhi 2047, which emphasises heritage conservation alongside sustainable urban development and encourages heritage trails, cultural circuits, and public activities at historically significant sites.
