KARACHI, PAKISTAN, February 28, 2009: Though the Sindh government claims that the Shri Varun Dev Mandir in Manora is protected under the Sindh Cultural Heritage Act, controversy persists over its jurisdiction. The Pakistan Navy claims that the temple falls in their jurisdiction, and also the powers to renovate and change it.
In January this year, The News had learnt that the renovation process on the temple began despite objections raised by the government. In the renovation process, not only was the historic tile work on the interior and exterior walls destroyed but the temple area was being expanded to accommodate more worshippers.
Ҕhis temple does not fall in the jurisdiction of the Sindh Government and is not a declared heritage site,Ӡinsisted Ramesh Kumar, a Pakistani official. /phr /