21st September 2006:
Mumbai High Court orders immediate attention on water logging in Ajanta Caves:
The
Mumbai High Court bench has ordered immediate attention of Archeological Survey
of India (ASI) in stopping increasing water logging in Ajanta Caves. The Order
also has suggested taking suitable steps to stop such water intrusion in future.
The Court took an English Newspaper News cutting as Public Interest Litigation
(PIL) that covered Caves# 17 facing water logging and causing damages to world's
most valuable heritage Ajanta caves.
11th August 2006:
Heavy raining
to possibly afflict Ajanta drawings and paintings:
The Heavy downpour
witnessed from 03rd August to 05th August has resulted in water submerging in
many caves in world famous historic monument Ajanta Caves. This rain water could
possibly damage the paintings thereby fading up pictures and creating humid effect
on it. The Caves Numbered 1,2,16 and 17 are most affected caves due to this rainwater
submerging.
The Padmapani, Vajrapani pictures in Cave#1, the Buddha Life
story telling pictures in Cave#16, 17 are also facing terrible times due to this
heavy pouring and has become a critical challenge for experts to sustain them.
The Geological Survey of India submitted report is yet to get go ahead from Government.
The Cement Proofing, removing of roots of trees on top of caves are some of suggestions
included in that report.
08th August 2006:
Monsoon downpour affects
Jalgaon - Aurangabad Highway road traffic: Situation expected to normalise
by today
03rd July 2006:
Greenery in Ajanta caves region attracts
Tourists:
The arrival of Monsoon season has spread greenery and pleasant
atmosphere all around the Ajanta caves region. Ajanta Caves one of key attractions,
Lake has also started flowing with ample water and surrounding caves are now covered
with green grass giving effect of well dressed and decorated cave.
27th April 2006:
Ajanta Caves Drawings preservation works begin:
The
Archaeological Survey of India and Geological scientists care group are jointly
working on adopting various means to preserve Ajanta caves drawings and protection
from caves walls collapsing. The Authorities earlier took samples of stones collapsing
due to leakage of Ajanta caves lake water and various groups visited the caves
in recent times.
Amongst various preventives steps taken includes special
coating to stop water entry in caves wall and Nut-bolt based grounding of walls
as a special care.
06th April 2006:
Ajanta and Ellora Caves Identical
copies soon:
The Maharashtra State Tourism Development Corporation in
association with Larsen and Turbo is giving an all new Ajanta and Ellora caves
identical caves at Fardapur while Ellora caves copy at road going towards caves.
The Current Ajanta and Ellora caves are located in low light caves and there
are too many numbers of caves in both of them. As a result not everyone or many
visits them and the art is dispersing day by day. Considering this factor and
promoting them more, the Authorities have come up with a plan of carving identical
Ajanta and Ellora Caves with Multimedia thereby giving Virtual reality effect.
The project is estimated at 50 Crores Rupees for Ajanta while 30 Crores Ellora.
The Ajanta Caves work has already begun while Ellora work is likely to begin shortly.