The lack of a clear management structure and clear lines of responsibilities was very apparent during the mission and prevented further discussions and insights into this issue.
The Management Plan of 2010 has not been updated nor fully implemented. Although not mentioned in the State Party report, the 2015 ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission was informed that a special committee for Dambulla with experts in different fields has been set up by the Department of Archaeology, and research on problematic issues has been carried out. Since 2014, some progress with the management and conservation of the property has been made. Funding: Fees collected at the entrance are allocated by the Temple Authority to the infrastructure of the temple, including services and roads.Īnalysis and Conclusion by World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies in 2016.The data is communicated directly to the University of Peradeniya. Conservation: Monitoring of the effects of humidity, temperature, light and dust has been commenced through the installation of data loggers.No formal arrangements exist to carry out regular meetings. Ownership of the property is with the Temple Authorities while the management should in principle be carried out jointly through mutual understanding with the Department of Archaeology. Management: The site management is based on a traditional management system, supported by a legal framework established during the British colonial period.The findings and recommendations of the Reactive Monitoring mission carried out by ICOMOS in March 2015 are included below.
It provides information on the issues raised by the Committee at its 38th session. On 10 December 2015, the State Party submitted a state of conservation report, a summary of which is available at. On Australia Day 2017 the event was awarded the Event Of the Year.Conservation issues presented to the World Heritage Committee in 2016
In 2016, local cave explorer and Parndana Progress Association member, Katrina Wills brought the Sixteen Legs Enter the Cave Exhibition to the Parndana Town Hall all the way from Tasmania via the USA.