The Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) Epigraphy Division has launched a recopying drive for damaged inscription estampages as part of the Bharat Shared Repository of Inscriptions (BharatSHRI) project. Currently, over 76,000 estampages across multiple languages are being digitised, including over 25,000 Tamil estampages. K. Munirathnam Reddy, Director (Epigraphy), said that 18 technical teams are working across various States, with four deployed in Tamil Nadu to copy inscriptions in temples located in Tiruchi, Ulundurpet, Tiruppur, and Thanjavur. Many inscriptions are from the eras of Raja Raja Chola, Rajendra Chola, and the Vijayanagar kingdom, originally copied between 1887 and 1915. Due to damage or missing portions in some estampages, the ASI decided to recopy them. This effort will improve the clarity of digitised inscriptions available online. The government has allocated ₹15 lakh for this work, which is expected to continue for another 15 days. BharatSHRI is creating a digital repository that will store details about each inscription, such as location, associated rulers, language, script, period, transcript, and description.