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During the recent catastrophic floods, iconic sites in Pakistan’s Sindh province, such as the Mohenjo-Daro ruins, Kot Diji, and Ranikot, suffered widespread damage.
The record rain has damaged excavated areas and exposed those buried beneath by creating furrows in them at Mohenjo-Daro alone, according to Dawn news.
The accumulated water has seeped into the excavated areas, loosening the soil and tilting the walls as a result.
According to Dawn, this site, which dates back to 2,500 B.C. and is one of the last remaining links Pakistan has with prehistory, is one of the primary surviving bastions of the Indus Valley Civilization.
One of Mohenjo-most Daro’s iconic features, the Mound of the Dead, is covered in blue tarpaulin.
The torrential rain that has inundated most of Sindh has not spared these ruins, and workers are scrambling to reinforce the mound’s retaining wall as water seeps down into the unexcavated parts of the site, carving channels as it goes, according to Dawn.
While the government and humanitarian organizations work to provide relief and rehabilitation to the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the monsoon rains, heritage and archaeological sites throughout the province are in desperate need of repair.
According to Dawn, reports from various parts of the province paint a pretty bleak picture; the very forts and tombs that symbolize the region’s glorious past are now in danger of crumbling.
Aside from that, the Buddhist stupa at Thul Mir Rukan has been damaged by the rain, as its drum has been broken.
The floods have also taken their toll on the famous Makli monuments in Thatta and Banbhore, both of which are internationally renowned archeological sites.
Source:OCN
