A visit to the roof reveals even more starting details. A 'chabutra' in one corner on top of the ramparts is virtually disintegrating with two of its pillars coming apart. In front of it part of the roof has also collapsed. Besides this cracks are visible in other 'chathris' which beautify the roof of the Quila and lend it its grandeur. Even more distressing is the case of the 'dhuni' situated on the top floor. Its chimney is literally coming away threatening the fire below which has been burning for more than two hundred years and is kept going as there is a superstition that Patiala will be destroyed in case it is snuffed out.

The room which houses the 'dhuni' and an adjoining room which serves as a gurdwara are also leaking. The 'chadars' placed atop the Granth Sahib were completely drenched when there was heavy rain in the town a week back. The roof is in a poor condition and needs to be replaced. The department has placed bitumen sheets on top of the roof to stop leaking but the sheets have also cracked and are no longer serving their purpose.
Even as the Quila is in such a state, a large stock of bitumen sheets, mortar, wood, iron pipes and other material lies unused in various stocks in the quila complex itself. Sources said this material has being lying unused since a long time. Authorities here say there is a shortage of funds as well as labour due to which various vulnerable points could not be attended to adding minor restoration work had been done wherever needed.

Sources said the Quila Androon complex could be completed attended to if its roofs were replaced wherever needed. This they said was due to the fact that the water level in the area had gone down considerably reducing moisture and ensuring longevity of the walls. However, they said lack of moisture had resulted in the wood used as rafters in the roof becoming brittle and being targeted by termite. They said the Archaeological Survey of India had recently restored some roofs in the adjoining Ranwas structure from what little funds were provided to it by the Punjab government. They said such an organisation could be involved in getting the roofs and other points in the Quila Androon also attended to.