ASI to take care of three monuments of Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will conserve and maintain three more monuments from the state. It was informed by Union culture minister Mahesh Sharma in a letter to Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday.


Pradhan had requested the Union ministry of culture for conservation, protection and development of three temples- Bhringeswara Mahadev Temple at Bajrakote in Angul district, Ancient Fort at Haripurgarh in Mayurbhanj district and Kanakeswara Mahadev Temple at Kualo in Dhenkanal district. “On the basis of the request, the ASI Bhubaneswar Circle has inspected all the three monuments and prepared a detailed report for its conservation and maintenance,” said the letter.

Sharma said estimates have also been prepared for comprehensive conservation and development of all the three temples and approvals have been obtained. “Tenders have been floated for Bhringeswara Mahadev Temple and Kanakeswara Mahadev Temple. Floating of tender for ancient fort Haripurgarh is in progress. Works on all these temples are expected to begin by December 2018,” he said in the letter.