Restoration of historic structures in post-Mocha storm completed

The Department of Archaeology and National Museum (Bagan branch) under the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture is working on maintenance work of the ancient buildings, including cleaning the weeds and plants grown on temples in the Bagan Ancient Cultural Zone by chemical means, according to Dr Min Swe, the deputy director from the Department of Archaeology and National Museum (Bagan branch).
The weeds-cleaning process covers ancient building numbers: 1,589, 1,580,1,202, 1,686, 1,195, 1,917,1,478, 1,239, 1,192, 1,321, 744, and building number 505 which is the northern entrance to the Bagan palace.
“Maintenance works are carried out yearly and the scope of work each year is subjected to budget allotment. Bagan Archaeological Zone, which has more than 3,000 ancient buildings, has been divided into 11 sections and is being cleaned and beautified. The weeds clinging to the pagodas are removed using chemicals. In addition to normal maintenance schedules, the pagodas and temples affected by the Mocha storm in May has been repaired following UNESCO guidelines,” Dr Min Swe said. — ASH/ TH