Bhubaneswar, Feb. 29 -- Puri: UNESCO, in its website describes Konark Sun temple as, "On the shores of the Bay of Bengal, bathed in the rays of the rising sun, the temple at Konarak is a monumental representation of the sun god Surya's chariot." However, the centuries old temple's structural integrity needs protection and for the purpose, the National Conference on Conservation of Sun Temple was held at Yatri Nivas in Konark and was attended by Union Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, Odisha Tourism minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi and the officials of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) & Central Building Research Institute (CBRI).

Briefing the media after meeting, Union Minister Patel said, "People want us to remove the sand that w...