| Estimate | ||
| Normally a conservation project cannot be restricted within allocated budget, as the items that to be done cannot be minimized | ||
| On site operation | ||
| All the conservation works are carried out under the direct supervision of the Department technical staff and the Officer in Charge of the site keeps all records for future reference. The conservation proposa and further changesand modifications of the proposals are also included in the documents.As a conservation principle an operational site is closed for the public until conservation is being completed. | ||
| What should be done at last? | ||
| At
the end of conservation project the Officer in Charge prepares a conservation
report for future reference. This report is more important in future conservation works. It includes all the works done and problems faced with the help of drawings, Photographs etc. |
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| How many monuments are conserved annually? | ||
| There are hundreds of requests for conservation but with the funds allocated for conservation, the department tries to complete at least 50 conservation works. | ||
| What kinds of monuments are there? | ||
| Pre historic caves and settlements | ||
| Religious complexes | ||
| Stupas Image Houses Bo tree shrines Chapter houses Meditation structures Walkways Churches Mosques Hindu Temples, etc. |
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| Secular building complexes | ||
| Palaces Fortresses |
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| Residential Buildings | ||
| Ancestral
Houses Yeomen’s Houses |
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| Other Structures | ||
| Ambalama
(Way side resting places) Bridges Sluice gates and canals |
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| What materials have been used for them? | |||||
| Stone Kiln burnt bricks Wattle and Daub Timber Steel and Iron |
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| What are the other details to be considered in a conservation process? | |||||
| Paintings
and murals Sculptures Carvings Iron mongory Terra Cotta items Coins Inscriptions |
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