Preserving the temples by jacking them up ignored the effect of erosion when exposed to sandy desert winds .
He envisaged that in time the dam would be outdated by atomic power and the water level lowered , restoring the temples to their original state .
Preserving the temples by jacking temples up ignored the effect of erosion when exposed to sandy desert winds .
He envisaged that in time the dam would be outdated by atomic power and the water level lowered , restoring the temples to their original state .