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India takes initiatives to conserve Nepal’s cultural heritage sites


12 December 2019  

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KATHMANDU: The Embassy of India in Kathmandu signed an agreement with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), India for Post-Earthquake reconstruction of 11 Cultural Heritage sites in Nepal.

Dr. Ajay Kumar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India and Dr. C.T. Mishra, Member Secretary, INTACH signed the agreement in Kathmandu today.

According to the agreement, the INTACH will provide Design and Project Management Consultancy Services for the reconstruction of 11 cultural heritage sites in four districts — Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Solukhumbhu, a statement issued by the Embassy of India in Kathmandu said today.

The INTACH will work with the Department of Archeology (DoA) of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal to reconstruct and conserve cultural heritage sites as per the Government of Nepal’s guidelines on the reconstruction of Cultural Heritage Sites.

Senior officials from the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) of Nepal and Manjeev Singh Puri, Ambassador of India to Nepal were present on the occasion.

INTACH is one of the largest heritage organizations in the world with over 190 chapters across India.

Publish Date : 12 December 2019 15:41 PM

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