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INDIA, February 9, 2004: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will undertake a six-phased conservation work spread over a span of 10 years with the estimated cost of US$5 million. This was announced by Shri Dhanendra Kumar, Secretary of Culture, inaugurating the first round table about Ta Prohm Temple at Phnom Penh in Cambodia. The project will incorporate conservation of not only the stones and monument, but also of the age-old tree structures enveloping them and the surrounding environment. Kumar disclosed that the restoration work of Ta Prohm Temple is being undertaken with the use of the latest technological innovations like 3D laser scanning. A team from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, has already conducted a site visit at Phnom Penh to complete studies on soil mechanics and structural engineering analysis. Kumar said with the commencement, the conservation of the Temple, a new chapter had been written in the bilateral cooperation of Cambodia and India. “It will be a matter of pride for the whole of mankind if these specimens of great artistic works are saved from further deterioration,” he added.

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