BHubaneswar: The allocation of central funds for conservation and conservation of national important monuments in Odisha has been reduced from Rs 8.65 Crore in 2016-17 to RS 3.63 Crore in 2021.
Minister of Union Culture, Tourism, and Development of Northeast India Genhan REDDY Say this at Lok Sabha while answering the answer MP BJP Sangeeta Singh Deo on Monday.
Singh Deo asked the Minister to provide details of allocated funds and expenditures that occur in conservation, restoration, scientific preservation and environmental development, environmental development including beauty on each monument protected in Edisha for the past five years.
Strangely, funds decrease more than 50% in the last five years.
In 2016-17, while the center has allocated 8.65 crore Rs, funds have dropped to Rs 6.89 Crore in 2017-18, RS 590 Crore in 2018-19, Rs 5.30 Crore in 2019-20 and Rs 3.63 Crore on 2020-21, Reddy said in his answer.
He further added that, conservation work, conservation and environmental development from a monument that was centrally protected in Odisha was a sustainable process taken according to the annual conservation plan (ACP) drawn by the field office, and the same was attended by the Indian Archaeological Survey (ASI) accordingly Availability of resources and priorities.
ASI has provided basic facilities and facilities such as drinking water, toilets, facilities to be challenged by physically, lanes, cultural / signage bulletage boards, parking, robe rooms on the site and monuments according to the needs, priority, and availability of resources, he said.
Conservationists say the conservation situation and preservation in the state in a precarious condition.
“Except for Puri and Konark, conservation institutions almost do not carry out conservation and restoration works in the state.
Even in these two places there are more plans and some implementation.
The number of monuments owned by Odisha, there is a need for the right listings and monument documentation and work Restoration needs to be taken.
With the number of peanuts, things will be worse.
There is also a need for the use of appropriate conservation techniques too, “said Anil Dhir, Conservationist and Intach’s organizers.