The director-general continued by saying the grant was for the restoration of five Preah Pithu Temple buildings. He added that the complex had been left in the hands of Mother Nature for many years and was now overgrown and in a badly dilapidated state.
Mr Narith said the Cambodian government had asked for assistance in conserving Preah Pithu for future generations and KOICA had come through. He finished off with the statement that the restoration work was set to begin in the near future and the project was expected to take three years to complete.
KOICA boss Baek Sook Hee says the agency will evaluate how best to use the grant to restore the temple and its surroundings. Preah Pithu is a cluster of temples dating from the early years of the 12th century and is close to the legendary Bayon Temple.
Angkor Wat temple nets conservation grant
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A Korean development agency has announced it will provide US$4 million in funding to restore a group of edifices in Cambodia’s fabled Angkor Wat temple city. Bun Narith is the director-general of APSARA, the complex’s administrative body, and he says that contracts with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) were exchanged last week.