Mysore/Mysuru, May 12 -- Use traditional lime mortar, not cement, demand heritage experts

Restoration work has commenced on the historic office buildings of the Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), the water supply wing of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), with heritage experts stressing that the repairs must adhere to traditional conservation methods and use lime mortar instead of modern cement plaster.

The office complex, constructed between 1896 and 1900 in honour of Maharani Kempananjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhana, was originally built using lime mortar, the standard construction technology of that period. Over the decades, the structure has stood as one of Mysuru's important heritage buildings.

For more than 125 years, the building's M...