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    Parliament Questions and Answers
    GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
    MINISTRY OF SPACE
    LOK SABHA
    UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 241
    ANSWERED ON 14.03.2012

    Shri BHUPENDRA SINGH

    Will the Minister of SPACE be pleased to state:-
    the details of review report of weather station set up by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for painting of world famous temples in Khajuraho and the reasons for deteriorating condition of the temples?

    ANSWER: MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE(SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY):

    (a) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has installed an Automatic Weather Station (AWS) at Khajuraho in December 2010 at the behest of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). AWS helps to monitor the environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, wind speed, rainfall, etc. The conservation work for Khajuraho Temples is done by ASI regularly. As per ASI, the world famous temples in Khajuraho are in a good state of preservation.

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