Recommendations given to Mumbai civic body on upkeep of Flora Fountain: INTACH expert

A team of experts, which had worked on the restoration of the 155-year-old Flora Fountain in Mumbai, has offered a "set of recommendations" to the civic body for its upkeep.

INTACH's Nilabh Sinha, a material heritage expert, said monsoon and subsequent waterlogging are "major concerns" for the maintenance of the ornamental fountain that is a veritable city landmark.

"We restored the fountain painstakingly, fixed the broken fingers and chipped stones in the structure. Now, it is restored and under the BMC and they will have to ensure that its glory is maintained," he said.

Sinha, Principal Director, Art & Material Heritage Division of INTACH and INTACH Conservation Institutes, recently gave a talk on its restoration at the INTACH headquarters here.

Asked about the modern interventions that had been introduced to the structure over the decades, he said, "Cement and enamel."