Mohenjo-daro flood: Negligence leads rainwater drainage into nearby agriculture lands
The negligence of concerned departments has led to rainwater drainage into nearby agricultural lands of flood-hit Mohenjo-daro in Sindh.
The negligence of concerned departments has led to rainwater drainage into nearby agricultural lands of flood-hit archaeological ruins of Mohenjo-daro in Sindh.
A Twitter user said, “See even today Moen jo Daro’s drains work properly and the water drained on its own. @UNESCO visit and hire your own team! Or a group of Archeologists with likes of Dr Nilofer Sheikh.”
See even today Moen jo Daro’s drains work properly and the water drained on its own. @UNESCO visit and hire your own team! Or a group of Archeologists with likes of Dr. Nilofer Sheikh. https://t.co/HcoaNl0WRM
— Fouzia (@evolvingmisfit) September 7, 2022
She commented on another post, saying, “The workers and conservationists of #SindhGovt’s Culture Dept seen working at the site of #MohenjoDaro; also worst hit due to devastating rains in Sindh. It is been a century that these structures have been fighting against the threats of nature, which they could hardly afford anymore!”
The workers and conservationists of #SindhGovt‘s Culture Dept seen working at the site of #MohenjoDaro; also worst hit due to devastating rains in Sindh.
Its been a century that these structures been fighting against the threats of nature, which they could hardly afford anymore! pic.twitter.com/PYQfHeLklp
— Sikandar Ali Hullio (@HullioSikandar) September 6, 2022
The negligence of concerned departments has led to rainwater drainage into nearby agricultural lands of flood-hit Mohenjo-daro in Sindh.
According to an Instagram page, ‘the archaeological ruins of #MohenjoDaro had received record rains, measured at 779.5mm, which continued from Aug 16 to 26. It resulted in considerable damage to the site and partial falling of several walls, including the protection wall of the stupa dome.’
‘The role of other departments — irrigation, roads, highways and forest — was quite essential for safeguarding the world heritage site, as landlords and farmers had not only inserted pipes and given cuts to canals and roads to release water into Mohenjo Daro’s channel.’
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‘However, due to negligence on the part of above-mentioned departments, the rainwater from nearby agriculture lands had filled disposal channel,’ sources said.
‘An archaeology official had called for immediate contact with the irrigation and roads departments for the repair of bund, breached canal dykes and removal of pipes,’ it concluded.