KVPT’s Patan Darbar Earthquake Response Campaign - Work to Date - September 2016

the activities prescribed by the rehabilitation master plan.
(c) Archaeological sites shall be protected from encroachment,
and necessary intervention plans shall be made for
immediate or long-term preservation. As necessary, ‘archaeological
rescue investigation’ activities shall also be
conducted.
Part 3: Guidelines for Graded Monuments
30. Definition of Monuments
Monuments shall not be addressed separately, but they
shall be addressed as defined by the Ancient Monument
Preservation Act. These monuments comprise those that
fall under the Department of Archaeology’s classified monuments
and monuments that are likely to fall under such
classification.
31. Nature of Damage to Monuments
Based on the nature of damage, damaged monuments have
been categorized into three groups: (1) Fully collapsed
monuments, (2) severely/partially damaged monuments,
and (3) ordinarily damaged monuments.
32. Interventions for Fully Collapsed Monuments
(a) The rebuilding of fully collapsed monuments should be
carried out on the basis of documentation prepared after a
study and thorough research on the evidence obtained and
documents available.
(b) Archaeological rescue investigation or excavation may
be performed, as necessary, at locations where monuments
have been fully collapsed, in order to obtain information
about those the historic and ancient aspects of such monuments,
and to establish those locations’ construction phases
and cultural sequence. This task should be carried out with
mandatory approval and direction from the Department of
Archeology.
(c) The rebuilding of monuments should be carried out
in a manner that the original composition, appearance,
size and type is preserved. Traditional images, creation,
composition, and technology should be preserved to the
extent possible. The reuse of all parts whose physical
condition is good is mandatory.
(d) Where sufficient proof has not been obtained, no
rebuilding task may be conducted just based on conjecture.
In the case of parts, the proof of whose original
carving or sculpture cannot be obtained because they are
lost or damaged, uncarved elements resembling the original
size, type and quality should be used. No sculptures
of gods and goddesses, or other images, may be carved
based on conjecture.
(e) Where sufficient proof is available and the new intervention
is not going to affect the structural integrity of
a historical building, such a historical building may be
built in the same style as before.
(f) If some parts of a monument need to be replaced,
they may be replaced with new materials which, based
on the proof available, have the same quality, physical
composition, and artwork of the original material.
(g) The original structural specialty of a monument
should be preserved. Improvements may be made to it
only if it is shown to be necessary. If new materials need
to be used and a proven technique is used, such materials
should be non-intrusive and reversible in nature.
(h) To the extent possible, the foundation of a monument
should be left as is, and improvements may be to it
only if it is shown to be necessary.
33. Interventions for Severely and Partially Damaged
Monuments
(a) A monument that is in need of a major intervention
because its structural integrity is affected can be perceived
as a severely and partially damaged monument.
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