Mohenjo Daro may be removed from world heritage list, warns official

The department of archeology has concerned imperative attention towards conservation and restoration work on Mohenjo Daro apprehending that the positioning could also be aloof from the globe heritage list if such work wasn't carried out.

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Sources same on Sabbatum that archaeologic ruins of Mohenjo Daro had received record rains, measured at 779.5mm, that continuing from Aug sixteen to 26. It resulted in goodly harm to the site and partial falling of many walls, as well as the protection wall of the stupa dome.

it had been learnt that the keeper of the site in his Aug 29 letter to the director culture, antiquities and archeology same “we have place in efforts to guard the positioning with our resources”. The role of alternative departments — irrigation, roads, highways and forest — was quite essential for safeguarding the globe heritage site, as landlords and farmers had not solely inserted pipes and given cuts to canals and roads to unleash water into Mohenjo Daro’s channel. However, because of negligence on the a part of preceding departments, the fresh water from near agriculture lands had crammed disposal channel, the sources said.

This caused delay in driving out water from the site, the letter said, adding that water had entered even into the campus. once rains, the official involved at the positioning had said: “We face another emergency within the form of a consatnt rise in the Indus level.”

Walls of many structures crumbling after rains; imperative repair required, authorities sophisticated

though water level in Indus is low, because of the development of metal road on the protection dyke close to Mohenjo Daro, paired with prevalence of fissures, cavities and dangerous gullies, the department had approached native irrigation officers however in vain, in keeping with the letter. nobody had turned up to examine the positioning and assess the situation, it said.

The archeology official had concerned immediate contact with the irrigation and roads departments for the repair of bund, broken canal dykes and removal of pipes.

The keeper has projected causation of consultants (conservators and engineers) for an assessment of the harm caused to the site throughout downpours. Presently, the archaeology officers announce at Mohenjo Daro are busy repairing the broken parts of the structures.