(a) whether the Government have formulated a plan for the identification and revival of various ponds built about thousand years ago during the Chandel period in Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
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(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI JAGMOHAN)
(a) No, Sir. However, the following six tanks of Chandela period declared as of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India, in the Mahoba District of Uttar Pradesh are conserved, preserved and maintained as per archaeological principles:
1. Four Chandella Temples and a Small Masonry Tank, Akona, Tehsil Kulpahar
2. Brahma Tal, Kabrai, Tehsil Mahoba
3. Lake of Keerat Sagar, Malkapura, Tehsil Mahoba
4. Lake of Vijay Sagar, Vijay Sagar, Tehsil Mahoba
5. Large Chandela tank, Rawatpur, Tehsil Kulpahar 6. Lake of Madan Sagar, Madan Sagar, Tehsil Mahoba
The expenditure incurred during the last three years is as under:
2000-01 Rs.1,50,000/- 2001-02 Rs. 81,184/- 2002-03 Rs.5,13,182/-
Provision for 2003-04 Rs.11,00,000/-