 The debate over why and how the Rova burned remains an unresolved and highly contentious subject decades later.Shortly after the fire, the government of Madagascar established the "Direction nationale des opérations Rova" (DNOR, or National Office of Rova Operations), a body directed by four national experts within Madagascar's Ministry of Culture who were tasked with developing and overseeing plans for the reconstruction of the Rova.Two years after the fire, several key milestones in the process had been achieved, with objects recovered from the fire inventoried, site excavations completed, preliminary restoration plans for Manjakamiadana developed, and work on the royal chapel initiated.