Odisha faces stone carver crunch

August 05, 2013 11:34

Odisha is facing an acute scarcity of traditional stone carvers with expertise in temple building though they are required in large numbers to execute the ongoing conservation work at heritage and archaeological sites and monuments.

Many trained artisans blame the agencies concerned for not paying enough money to the experienced hands in the trade and hence discouraging the younger generation from taking to the art.

The officials of these agencies, however, think that ever expanding opportunities in designing private temples in and outside the state and proliferation of stone art studios making statues and other artifacts are also attracting the artisans more than the traditional temple-building work.

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