The biggest concern remains the manuscripts — nearly 300 had been digitised recently, but the computer that stored the records was washed away. Written by Ajay Jadhav |Sangli |Updated: September 6, 2019 8:30:22 am At the Sangli District Nagar Vachnalaya, one of the oldest public libraries. (Express photo by Pavan Khengre) GROUPS OF students in shifts, staff, well-wishers — and three heaters plus six hair dryers. Advertising For nearly a fortnight now, this combination has been hard at work at the Sangli Nagar Vachanalaya to save whatever is possible from the thousands of books and rare manuscripts damaged in the recent floods in southwestern Maharashtra. The 150-year-old three-storey facility, with 2,500 members, is one of the oldest public libraries in the country. It houses over 1.8 lakh books and documents, including over 600 rare manuscripts from 400 years ago. Of these, officials estimate that nearly 75,000 books and at least 100 manuscripts were damaged in the floods that subm...
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