“When air pollution threatens the history.”
Acid rain and Artifacts
Air pollution is like an invisible blanket, but when it comes down, it brings down layers of history with it.
Hidden within these invisible layers are gases that react with moisture in the atmosphere to form acid rain that slowly damages buildings, statues and historical heritage sites. Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the examples of this risk.
Over the past few years, concerns about long term effects of pollution on ancient structures such as the Mayadevi Temple have been widely talked about.
These sites are already delicate in nature and pollutants can heavily trigger the deteriorating process of stone, bricks and other structures.
The grey layer of dust visible on the roadside statues is a reminder that pollution does not simply disappear.
It quietly lingers and settles on places and objects that carry cultural and historical lineage. What begins as a smoke, a flicker of dust, and a hazy build of air eventually returns to the ground leaving its traces on these valuable monuments that hold the legacy carried through generations.
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