Ajanta Caves Water Supply Disconnected Since 2019 Over Unpaid Bill
NDTV
An official said they are somehow managing drinking water through natural resources of the Ajanta Caves, but gardening and landscaping work remains hampered.
Landscaping and gardening work at the world heritage site of Ajanta Caves complex in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district is affected as the water supply, disconnected in 2019 for non-payment of dues, is yet to be restored.
We are somehow managing drinking water through natural resources of caves, but gardening remains hampered, an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) official has said.
The issue remains unresolved even after state Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray visited the Ajanta Caves in January.
Water is supplied to the Ajanta Caves site by the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP). But it was disconnected in 2019 due to the pending dues which were supposed to be paid by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) to the MJP, the official said.
