Conservation and Current State
Preservation work for Mohenjo-daro was suspended in December 1996 after funding from the Pakistani government and international organizations stopped. Site conservation work resumed in April 1997, utilizing funds made available by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The 20-year funding plan provided $10 million to protect the site and standing structures from flooding. In 2011, responsibility for the preservation of the site was transferred to the government of Sindh.
Currently, the site is threatened by salinity in the ground water and improper restoration. Many walls have already collapsed, while others are crumbling from the ground up. Without improved conservation measures, Pakistani archaeologists fear that the site could disappear within 20 years.
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