Education Minister Has Instructed The Authorities To Investigate On An Incident Damaging A Part Of A Sigiriya Fresco

The Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has instructed the officials of Central Cultural Fund Archaeology Department to investigate on an incident that damaging a part of a Sigiriya Fresco at Frescoes  Cave (Bithusithuwam Guhava) in Sigiriya during conservation activities.

The damage has  occurred to a fresco when the officials paste a cello tape on a wall contains frescoes in view of conserving them and remove it according to reports.

The Central Cultural Fund and Archaeology Department have launched two separate internal investigations on the incident.