Officials buckle down to complete repair work at Paigah tombs
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Article Author: Officials buckle down to complete repair work at Paigah tombs
Media Source: The Hindu (India)
Date: 28 April 2019
Conservation architects, workers and officials are racing against time to complete the emergency conservation repairs at the Paigah tombs complex at Phisalbanda area in Hyderabad before the onset of monsoon. "There are dozens of structural cracks and plant growth within them. We are working on the eaves and ceiling to ensure there…
Conservation architects, workers and officials are racing against time to complete the emergency conservation repairs at the Paigah tombs complex at Phisalbanda area in Hyderabad before the onset of monsoon. "There are dozens of structural cracks and plant growth within them. We are working on the eaves and ceiling to ensure there is no water stagnation and ingress," says Prashant Banerjee of AKTC supervising the work on Ghasi Miyan’s funerary enclosure, which is open to sky.The AKTC has been entrusted with the task of carrying out the conservation work by the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Telangana.