Mumbai, May 16 -- The Archaeology Department should accord top priority to the preservation and conservation of Maharashtra's historic stepwells (Baravs) and prepare a comprehensive action plan for the same.
A special campaign should also be undertaken through district collectors to remove encroachments around these structures, directed Maharashtra's Minister for Cultural Affairs, Adv. Ashish Shelar.
A meeting of the Stepwell Conservation Committee constituted by the State Government was held today under the chairmanship of Minister Adv. Ashish Shelar.
The meeting was attended by Secretary of the Department of Cultural Affairs Dr. Kiran Kulkarni, Director of Archaeology Dr. Tejas Garge and representatives of the Save Stepwells Campaign i...