Thursday, December 12, 2019

Indian help for earthquake affected cultural heritage sites

The Embassy of India in Kathmandu signed an agreement with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) for post-earthquake reconstruction of 11 cultural heritage sites in Nepal.
The agreement was signed by deputy chief of mission at the Embassy of India in Kathmandu Dr Ajay Kumar on behalf of the government of India and member secretary at INTACH Dr Mrs CT Mishra. On the occasion, senior officials from the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) and ambassador of India to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri were also present.
The INTACH will provide Design and Project Management Consultancy services for reconstruction of 11 cultural heritage sites in four districts, Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Solukhumbhu. The INTACH will work with the Department of Archaeology (DoA) under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation to reconstruct and conserve cultural heritage sites as per Nepal’s guidelines on reconstruction of cultural heritage sites.
The INTACH is one of the largest heritage organisations of the world with over 190 chapters across India, according to a press note issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu.

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