LARKANA, Dec 19: Continuous rains have caused damages to the pre-historic relics of Moenjodaro where almost all lanes, streets and rooms are filled with rainwater.

“Uninterrupted winter downpours have inflicted damages to the site and as soon it stops raining, de-watering pumps will be engaged to drain stagnant water from low-lying areas, rooms and streets,” said Ali Haidar Gadhi, an officer of the National Fund for Moenjodaro (NFM).

Talking to Dawn on Friday, the NFM official said that the entire site had been badly affected. The assessment of damages could only be made after the rain stopped, said Mr Gadhi.

Sources told this correspondent that continuous rains had badly affected the DK-area where majority of the big wells were located, which also lacked adequate arrangements of water drainage.

A fairly large number of old walls were also prone to damages, the sources said. They said that the main stupa, the great bath, HR-area had been badly affected.

To look after this giant archaeological site, the NFM had provided only two de-watering machines to deal with this kind of a situation.

These rains would neutralise the preservation and conservation steps so far undertaken by the department of archaeology and the NFM because heavy rains had washed away the protective mud-coverings from the historical structures.

Lately the federal government has released Rs8 million for Moenjodaro. This amount would be spent on the renovation of the museum and other facilities for tourists, sources said.