Agra, Aug 9 (IANS): Three statues of Queen Victoria are lying in a public park here with no security cover even after the vandalism in Mathura museum Friday when three persons damaged a statue of the Queen.
The statues were earlier lying in the open ground in the Fire Brigade office complex and were lifted by a crane to be placed in the Taj Municipal Museum.
However, the Agra Municipal Corporation will need to construct pedestals with canopies because of their size. But the civic body lacks resources for these.
Rajiv Saxena, a conservationist, told IANS: "These were installed in 1905 in the Victoria Park, now named Shah Jahan Garden. The three statues of Queen Victoria -- one as head of the British empire, one as religious head with a Bible and the third as a warrior or protector -- are heritage pieces and need to be preserved."
The matter has been brought to the notice of district magistrate Pankaj Kumar who told IANS: "Yes, it is important, something will be done."
Social activist Harvijay Bahia of the Agra Vikas Manch told IANS: "Its really sad, but we will all get together and provide suitable platforms with canopies and take care of the statues. The heritage of the city is a matter of pride for us."