ACCORDING to the writer and archaeologist Bo Shake (Yadanapura), a donor has emerged to restore Lawka Waithabu Myo Daunt pagoda in ancient Inwa, and he is preparing to submit to the Department of Archaeology and National Museums.

He said an application would be submitted to the archaeology department by the end of this year.

“There is a donor who will donate, and that donor contacted me. We will not repair it, and we will preserve the original structure. We will submit it to the Department of Archaeology in accordance with the law to preserve the original structure. If there is a water pipe above, we will make it so that the water does not seep in. If there are trees or stumps, we will kill them with chemicals. We will replace the broken bricks as before,” he said.

The pagoda is one of the ancient famous pagodas of Inwa, which was built and worshipped during the reign of King Kyarthapaday, the last king of the Nyaungyan dynasty, and is about 270 years old.

Clearing the trees growing in the pagoda, including banyan trees and bushes, has been carried out. An ancient pagoda is the work of an era that represents it, and the preservation of the old style is invaluable, he added. — MT/ZN