Thursday, November 08, 2007

Collapse of the northeastern turret of the Jahangir’s Quadrangle at the Lahore Fort

Yet another example of neglect:

Traffic, rain and poor repair have resulted in the collapse of the northeastern turret of the Jahangir’s Quadrangle at the Lahore Fort, said a Punjab Archaeology Department (PAD) report.

The turret had collapsed on September 24. The collapse had started a blame game between the PAD and the Federal Archaeology Department (FAD). Both departments had blamed each other of negligence in the repair of the turret. The FAD had handed over the control of the Lahore Fort to the PAD in 2004.

A report compiled by three officials of the PAD has recommended a complete documentation of the inaccessible areas of the Lahore Fort.