Buckets Placed To Check Seepage At Ajanta Caves; ASI Says Paintings Safe

Chhat apati
Sambhaji aga :
A
vi al
video
showed
buckets
placed
to
collect
wate
seepi g
f om
the
oof
of
the
wo ld‑famous
Aja ta
Caves
i
Maha asht a& squo;s
Chhat apati
Sambhaji aga ,
p ompti g
the
ASI
to
cla ify
that
the
sculptu es
i side
face
o
da ge .

Aja ta
Caves,
a
UNESCO
Wo ld
He itage
site,
house
pai ti gs
a d
sculptu es
o
the
life
of
Lo d
Buddha.

Seepage
has
developed
i
pa ts
of
some
caves,
a d
the
A chaeological
Su vey
of
I dia
(ASI)
autho ities
have
placed
buckets
to
collect
the
d ippi g
wate .
A
video
of
it
we t
vi al
o
social
media
o
Mo day.

ASI
Deputy
Supe i te de t
D
Shilpa
Jamgade
told
epo te s
that
the
issue
c ops
up
du i g
heavy
ai s.

“Aja ta
Caves
a e
ock-cut.
Whe
heavy
ai
occu s,
wate
comes
dow
f om
the
cavities
of
the
ocks.
As
a
p ecautio ,
we
have
to
place
buckets
the e
so
that
the
tou ists
do
ot
slip.
As
of
ow,
the e
is
o
da ge
to
the
pai ti gs
i
the
caves
because
of
this,”
she
said.

“We
also
have
d ai s
above
the
caves
that
a e
clea ed
pe iodically
so
that
the
wate
does
ot
e te
the
cavities,”
she
added.& bsp;

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