Facelift of historic gates still on paper

Aurangabad | Thursday | 20th September, 2018

Summary:

After all hard work is put in, certain elements in AMC ask for money to clear our bills. Majority of these structures, however, are on the verge of extinction with some already wiped out from the geography of the city.Maya Vaidya, co-convener of INTACH Aurangabad chapter, said her organisation had submitted proposals for renovation of historic gates on many occasions. The actual work has to be performed by private contractor under our guidance.”A private contractor, who did not wish to be identified, said that alleged rampant unethical practices at the level of AMC prove a dampener in heritage conservation work. “The restoration of heritage sites is not like other construction work. “Only a few of these proposals were accepted, while the rest gathered dust..