Post by L Roebuck on Nov 18, 2006 15:54:08 GMT -5
Tourists damaging Ajanta caves: Expert panel
Aditya Ghosh
Tourists will have to be regulated at the caves of Ajanta and Ellora if the heritage caves are to be preserved better. This is the recommendation of an international expert panel.
After a two-day inspection, the four-member international expert panel of Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) prepared a list of urgent actions needed to be taken to conserve the second century BC caves better.
"The tourists have to be regulated to preserve the caves better. The pressure, which originates mainly from mismanagement, has to reduce on these monuments to make any conservation plan work.
The panel has given initial recommendations on creating a better tourist management plan. MTDC has already been briefed about it," said ASI Deputy Director General RK Sharma.
The panel was "disappointed" to see no comprehensive action plan on preservation and management of the caves, sources revealed. It has now ordered the local authorities, including Archaeological Survey of India, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and the state government to prepare a comprehensive audio-visual conservation plan for the sites and submit the same to the panel.
Full Article
Aditya Ghosh
Tourists will have to be regulated at the caves of Ajanta and Ellora if the heritage caves are to be preserved better. This is the recommendation of an international expert panel.
After a two-day inspection, the four-member international expert panel of Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) prepared a list of urgent actions needed to be taken to conserve the second century BC caves better.
"The tourists have to be regulated to preserve the caves better. The pressure, which originates mainly from mismanagement, has to reduce on these monuments to make any conservation plan work.
The panel has given initial recommendations on creating a better tourist management plan. MTDC has already been briefed about it," said ASI Deputy Director General RK Sharma.
The panel was "disappointed" to see no comprehensive action plan on preservation and management of the caves, sources revealed. It has now ordered the local authorities, including Archaeological Survey of India, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) and the state government to prepare a comprehensive audio-visual conservation plan for the sites and submit the same to the panel.
Full Article