Some portions of Kedarnath shrine structure have "moderate signs of damage" due to flash floods in June, but overall it is in a fair state of conservation, Union Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch said today.
A team of experts from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) visited temple on August 2 and 3 to assess the damage to the temple.
"Overall, the temple structure is found in a fair state of conservation. However, some portions of the temple on the northern, eastern and western side indicate moderate signs of damage," the minister said in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha.
"The damage is in the form of dislodged stones on the eastern and western facade, damage to the entrance doorways, bulge in western facade and settlement on the southern side," she said, adding no signs of physical damages to the interior of the temple were visible.
The shrine was ravaged by flash flood on June 16, that also washed away the temple town.
Katoch said Kedarnath temple was not a protected monument of the ASI.
However, ASI will provide necessary technical advice and expertise to the Uttarakhand government for conservation of the temple, she said adding that the repair work to the temple would be possible only after establishment of the accessibility to the site.
