MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI)
(a) to (c)
There are instances of encroachments in the centrally protected monuments and a detailed list (State-wise) is at Annexure.
(d) & (e)
Assistance in containing and removing encroachments is sought from the respective State Government and where there are no fruitful results, actions is initiated against the encroachers by filing cases in the court of law.
The Superintending Archaeologist of Circles have been vested with the powers of an Estate Officer to issue eviction notices/orders to the encroachers under Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971. They are also authorised to issue show cause notices under the provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules 1959 followed by an order to the District Collector/Magistrate by Director General of Archaeological Survey of India to remove such encroachment under section 19 (2) of the Act and Rules 38 (2) of the Rule.
ANNEXURE
ANNEUXRE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 601 FOR 23.2.2006
LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUEMNTS (STATE-WISE) WHICH ARE UNDER ENCROACHMENT
Sl.No Name of the Monument/Site
ANDHRA PRADESH: Hyderabad Circle
1. Ruined Fort, Dharanikota, Guntur District
2. Rock-Cut Caves, Mogalrajapuram, Vijayawada, Krishna District
3. Buddhist Site, Neelavati, Vizianagaram District
4. Sri Bheemeswara Swamy temple, Daksharama, East Godavari District
5. Buddhist Remians, Kotturu village, Yelamanchili Mandalam, Visakhapatnam District
6. Buddhist Remains at Salihundam, Salihundam Village, Gara mandalam, Srikakulam District
7 Sri Mukuteswaara Temple and Old Vishnu temples, Peddamudium, Kadapa District
8. Sri Sowmyanadha Swamy temple, Nandalur, Kadapa District
9. Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy temple, Vontimitta, Kadapa District
10. Gateway and Bastion of Old Fort, Kurnool
11. Sri Umamaheswara Swamy temple, Yaganti, Kurnool District
12. Temple including the sculpture of Subramanya, Nandavaram, Kurnool District
13. Sri Venkateswara Vishnu Temple, Srinivasamangapuram
14. Sri Buggarameswara Swamy temple, Tadipatri, Ananthapur District
ASSAM: Guwahati Circle
1. Sri Suryapahar Ruins, Distt. Goalpara, Assam.
2. Cachari Ruins, Khaspur, Distt. Cachar, Assam.
BIHAR: Patna Circle
1. Sher Shah Suri’s tomb, Rohtas, Sasaram, Bihar
2. Buddhist Stupa at Kesariya, East Champaran, Tajpur Deur, Bihar
CHHATISGARH: Raipur Circle
1. Danteswari temple, Dantewada, Distt. Dantewada
2. Chaiturgarh Fort, Lepha, Distt. Korba
3. Kotmi Fort, Kotmi, Distt. Bilaspur
4. Ram Chandra Temple, Rajiom, Distt. Jaipur
5. Sita bengra caves, Ramgarh Hill,Udayapur
6. Jogimara Caves, Ramgarh Hill Udayapur
NCT OF DELHI: Delhi Circle
1 Qudasia Mosque inside Qudsia Garden, Delhi
2. Tughlaqabad
3. Lothian Road Cemetry
4. Portions of City Wall at Kashmeri Gate
5. Tomb of Razia Sultan
6. Purana Qila
7 Sarai Shahji
8. Begumpuri Mosque
9. Sunehri Masjid, near Red Fort
10. Neeli Masjid, Hauz Khas
11. Lal Gumbad,(Chirag Delhi)
12 Raipur (Mutiny Cemetery, Old Raipur Cantonment North Distt.
13. Ancient Mosque, Palam
14. Dâ€Eremao Cemetery Kishanganj
GUJARAT: Vadodara Circle
1. Malik Alam’s Mosque, Ahmedabad
2. Saiyed Usman Mosque
3. Small Stone Mosque, Paldi,Ahmedabad
4. Dariyakhan Tomb, Ahmedabad
5. Achyut Bibi’s Mosque, Ahmedabad
6. Ruined Hindu temple & Jain temples on the top of Hill, Pavagadh, Distt. Godhra
7. Nawab Sardar Khan Roza with its compound wall, Ahmedabad
8. Mir Abu Turab Tomb, Ahmedabad
9. Bhadra Tower, Ahmedabad
10. Great Mosque, Sarkhej,Distt. Ahmedabad
11. Bahlol Khan Mosque at Dholka
12. Ancient Site Gohilwad Timbo, Amreli Distt.
13. Tomb of Queens of Ahmed Shah, Ahmedabad
HARYANA: Chandigarh Circle
1. Ancient Site, Rakhigarhi, District, Hissar
2. Ancient Site, Theh Polar, Siwan, Distt. Kaithal
3. Raja Karan Ka Qila, Village Mirzapur, Distt. Kurukshetra
4. Ancient Site, Khokra Kot, Distt. Rohtak
5. Ther Mound, Sirsa, Distt. Sirsa
6. Ancient site know as Jarasandh Ka Qila, Asandh, Distt. Karnal.
HIMACHAL PRADESH: Shimla Mini Circle
1. Gauri Shankar Temple, Nagar Kullu
2. Narbadeshwar Temple, Sujanpur
JAMMU & KASHMIR: Srinagar Circle
1. Ancient Fort and Samadhi of Queen of Raja Suchet Singh, Ramnagar, Distt. Udhampur
2. Ancient Palace, Ramnagar, Distt. Udhampur
3. Pathar Masjid, Srinagar
4. The Gates in rampart of the fort (a) Kathi Darwaza (b) Sangeen Darwaza, Srinagar
5. Buddhist Monastery at Alchi
KARNATAKA: Dharwad Circle
1. Ali Shaheed Peer Mosque
2. Allapur Gate
3. Ambar Khana
4. Badikaman
5. Bahamani Gate
6. Bathulla Khan’s Mosque
7. Fort wall (Manguli Gate to Bahamani Gate)
8. Gol Gumbaz & Other structures
9. Hazi Hassan Saheb’s tomb
10. Manguli Gate & Fathe Gate
11. Moats of the fort wall (from Bahamani Gate to Manguli Gate)
12. Mubarak Khan Mahal
13. Mustafa Bad Gun
14. Mustafa Khan Mosque
15. Nagthana Gate
16. Nav Gumbaz
17. Padshapur Gate
18. Water Pavilion to the North of Mubarak Khan’s Mosque
19. Water Tower No. 114 with inscriptions to the south of Asar Mahal
20. Water Tower No. 115 to the south of Chinch Didi Mosque
21. Water Tower No. 142 to the north west of Nov Gumbaz and to the west of Kawas Khan’s Mahal.
22. Water Tower No. 147 to the south of Badikaman
23. Water Tower No. 286 to the north east of Mecca Masjid
24. Sanda Burz
25. Shapur Gate
26. Jorapur Gate
27. Mecca Gate
28. Gun Firangi Shahi Burz
29. Sarv ad Didi Mosque
30. Land Khasaba Gun
31. Small Pavilion in front of Asar Mahal
32. Water Pavilion
33. Ariquilla Moat
34. Chinch Didi Mosque
35. Andu Masjid
36. Ibrahim Old jami Mosque
37. Gummat Bavadi
38. Sikandar Shah Tombs
39. Yakub Dabuli’s Mosque
40. Ikhlas Khan’s Mosque
41. Shah Navaz Khan’s tomb/mosque
42. Moti Darga
43. Hyder Khan’s tomb
44. Nitya Navara Mosque
45. Tomb No. 47
46. Sonari Masjid
47. Tomb No. 22 near Chand Bavadi
48. Masjid at Katijapur
49. Aqueduct Running from Bhat Bavadi south-west of Torvi village to Taj Bavadi
50. Chand Bavadi
51. Mulla Mosque
52. Zanjari Jahan Begham’s mosque
53. Malik Sandal Mosque
54. Fort Gulbarga
55. Khan Barid Tombs
56. Bidar Fort (Inner & Outer)
MAHARASHTRA: Aurangabad Circle
1. Kotla of Twelve Imams, Ahmednagar
2. Mucca Masjid, Ahmednagar
3. Ancient Site locally known as Ladmod, Newasa, Ahmednagar
4. Bibi-ka-Maqbara, Aurangabad
5. Ancient Site at Paithan, Distt. Aurangabad
6. Ellora Caves,Ellora, Distt. Aurangabad
7. Grishneshwar Temple, Ellora, Distt. Aurangabad
8. Devi Temple, Patna, Distt. Jalgaon
9. Changdeo Temple at Changdeo, Distt. Jalgaon
10. Balapur Fort, Balapur, Distt. Akola
11. Achaleshwar Temple, Chandrapur
12. Mahakali Temple, Chandrapur
13. Fort wall with Ruins of Palace and gateway at Ballarsha, Distt. Chandrapur
14. Group of temple at Markandadeo, Tq-Chamorshi, Distt. Gadchiroli
15. Taponeshwar Temple, Tapona, Distt. Yeotmal
Mumbai Circle
16. Solapur Fort, Solapur
17. Ardhnari Nateshwar Temple, Velapur, Distt. Solapur
18. Yamaidevi temple, Mahalung, Distt. Solapur
19. Dilawar Khan’s Tomb, Rajgurau Nagar, Distt. Pune
20. Bhuleshwar temple, Malsiras, Distt. Pune
21. Raigad Fort, Distt. Raigad
22. Kolaba Fort Alibag, Distt. Raigad
23. Mound locally know as Sonar Bhat, Nalasopara (Gas), Distt. Thane
24. Hemadpanthi Temple, Mahalung, Distt. Solapur
25. Revdenda Fort, Agarkot Dist.Raigad
26. Hirakot Old Fort, Alibag Dist. Raigad
27. Kopeshwar Mahadev Temle, Khirdrapur Distt. Kolhapur
28. Jogeshwari Caves, Mumbai
29. Bassein Fort, Vasai, Distt.Thane
MADHYA PRADESH: Bhopal Circle
1. Gond Fort called Satkhanda and the tower on Rajghat called Shahburz & the temples there in at Mandla, Distt. Mandla
2. Pre-historic Rock Shelters at Bhimbetka, Distt. Raisen
ORISSA: Bhubaneswar Circle
1. Khandagiri and Udayagiri Cave, Bhubaneswar
2. Barabati Fort, Cuttack
3. Sisupalgarh, Bhubaneswar
4. Vaital Deul,Bhubaneswar
5. Paramuguru Temple, Bhubaneswar
6. Choudwar Fort, Cuttack
7. Makereswar temple
PUNJAB: Chandigarh Circle
Mound known as Mud Fort, Abohar, Distt. Firozpur
RAJASTHAN: Jaipur Circle
1. Chittorgarh Fort
2. Ranthambor Fort
TRIPURA: Guwahati Circle
Chaturdas Devata Temple, Udaipur, South Tripura Distt. Tripura.
UTTAR PRADESH: Lucknow Circle
1. Small high mound at Bara, District Allahabad
2. Ruined Fort of Samudra-Gupta and Hansagupta at Jhusi, Distt. Allahabad
3. Extensive mound called hatgauha Dih at Shivpur, Distt. Allabahad
4. Large brick strewn khera being the ruins of an apparently Buddhist city at Chardah or Chandra, District Bahraich
5. Tomb of Salar Saifud0din, District Bahraich
6. Tomb of Rajab Salar Alias Hatila Salar, District Bahraich
7. Jama Maasjid, District Banda
8. Monuments in memory of Genral White lock’s force, District Banda
9. Extensive brick strewn mound, at Asotha, District Fatehpur
10. Bagh Badshahi at Khajuha, District Fatehpur
11. Hathikhana mosque or Jaichandi mosque at Hathgaon, District Fatehpur
12. Circular mound, the site of a temple at Khairai, District Fatehpur
13. Extensive mound called Garhi, District Fatehpur
14. Tiksariya extensive mound & a group of Hindu sculptures, District Fatehpur
15. Kurari Four temple, District Fatehpur
16. Aphui mound called Chowki, District Fatehpur
17. Square sand stone pillar bearing an inscription of Mahipal deva dated samrat 974 in the Municipal Garden attached to the Town Hall, District Fatehpur
18. Tomb of Bahu Begaum, District Faizabad
19. Tomb of Shuja-ud-daula (Gulab Bari), District Faizabad
20. Tomb of Hazi Iqbal, District Faizabad
21. Tomb of Nawab Sadar Jahan at Pihani, District Hardoi
22. Memorial Tomb at Khasaura, District Hardoi
23. Gandwa, Brick mound locally called bankar garh, District Hardoi
24. Jain temple mounds at Sumerpur, District Hamirpur
25. Rani Laxmi Bai Mahal, at Jhansi
26. Mound at Bithur, District Kanpur City
27. Memorial well Garden, District Kanpur City
28. Sawada Kothi, District Kanpur City
29. Subedar ki Talab, District Kanpur City
30. Three images and a Gupta Pillar in the compound of a temple at Behta, Ghatampur, District Kanpur Dehat
31. Karra Fort attributed to Jay Chandra, District Kausambi
32. British monument at Aurangabad, District Kheri Lakhimpur
33. Bundela temple at Banpur, District Lalitpur
34. Ganesh Khera at Banpur, District Lalitpur
35. Jain temple at Banpur, District Lalitpur
36. Pali Khera at Banpur, District Lalitpur
37. Large temple in front of Panch Marhia Madanpur, District Lalitpur
38. Jain temple and a Torana or gateway at Siron Khurd, District Lalitpur
39. Cemetery near Kaiser Pasand near Kaiserbagh Bus stand, District Lucknow
40. Kalan – ki- Lat at Aminabad, District Lucknow
41. British Cemetery at Chiria Jheel at Sapru Marg, District Lucknow
42. Two Cemeteries at Lucknow Faizabad Road, miles 4.5, District Lucknow
43. Tomb of Janab –e- Aliya, District Lucknow
44. Bara Imambara/Asaf-ud-Daula’s Imambara, District Lucknow
45. Asafi Masjid, District Lucknow
46. Maqbara, Shahnajaf or Tomb of Ghazi-ud-Din Haider, District Lucknow
47. Rauza-e-Kazmain/Kazmain building, District Lucknow
48. Picture Gallery, District Lucknow
49. Jama Masjid at Hussainabad, District Lucknow
50. Chhota Imambara/Tomb of Mohammad Ali Shah, District Lucknow
51. Tahsin Ali Masjid, District Lucknow
52. Amjad Ali Shah’s mausoleum, District Lucknow
53. Sher Darawaza/Neil’s Gate, District Lucknow
54. Kaiserbagh Gate, District Lucknow
55. General Wali Kothi, District Lucknow
56. Karbala Talkatora, District Lucknow
57. Dargah Hazrat Abbas, District Lucknow
58. Dianut-Daula Karbala, District Lucknow
59. Malka jahan Karbala, District Lucknow
60. Nasir-ud-din Haider’s Karbala Dailganj, District Lucknow
61. Nagram Mound, District Lucknow
62. Paharnaga Tikuria mound, District Lucknow
63. Sikchewali Kothi, District Lucknow
64. Jama Masjid, District Mahoba
65. Lake of Kirat Sagar, District Mahoba
66. Lake of Madan Sagar, District Mahoba
67. Lake of Vijay Sagar, District Mahoba
68. A flat roofed temple at Urvara, District Mahoba
69. Large tank at Pathari Kadin, District Mahoba
70. Isauli Mosque, District Sultanpur
71. Large Dih Called Majhangaon with brick towers on four corners, District Sultanpur
72. Mound known as Kutti Satruhan Das, District Sravastinagar
73. Small round shaped mound, Tandwa, District Sravastinagar
74. Tomb of Qurban Mohammed at Banger Mau, District Unnao
75. Old Nawabi Mosque, District Ambedkar Nagar
Agra Circle
76. Buriya-ka-Taal, Itimadpur, Agra
77. Jama Masjid, Agra
78. Kankali Tila, Mathura
79. Kota mound, Mathura
80. Gateway & Sarai, Ekdil, Etawah
81. Jama Masjid, Itimadpur, Agra
Patna Circle
82. Dharahra Mosque, Varanasi, U.P.
83. Manmahal, Varanasi,
84. Choukhandi Stupa, Varanasi, Sarnath, U.P.
85. Tomb of Abhiman, Meh Nagar, Distt. Azamgarh (U.P.)
UTTRANCHAL: Dehradun Circle
1. Gopeshwar Temple, Gopeshwar, Distt. Chamoli
2. Pandukeshwar Temple, Distt. Chamoli
3. Mahashu Temple, Hanol, Chakrata, Dehradun
4. Temples at Gangolihat, Distt. Pithoragarh
5. Adibadri Group of temples, Adibadri, Sistt. Chamoli
