The construction of the Archives department’s International Archives and Research Centre at Karyavattom will be completed this year, Minister for Archives Ahammad Devarkovil has said. He was speaking after inaugurating the eOffice file management system and e-payment mechanism at the Archives Directorate here on Thursday.
Mr. Devarkovil said the centre was being set up with the aim of raising to international standards conservation of palm-leaf manuscripts dating as far back as 14th century and promoting research on these and other records in possession of the department. It is being set up on one acre of land in a joint initiative with the University of Kerala.
