MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)
(a) No, Madam.
(b)&(c) 24 monuments are reported untraceable. The details (State-wise) are at Annexure-I. The tomb of Nizam Ahmedshah in Ahmednagar (Maharashtra) is a centrally protected monument under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India and is in a good state of preservation and free from encroachment. The details of encroachments removed from the monuments is at Annexure-II.
(d) The expenditure incurred for conservation, preservation and maintenance of centrally protected monuments/sites, State/UT-wise during the last three years is at Annexure-III.
(e) The Superintending Archaeologists of Archaeological Survey of India are authorised to issue show cause notices against encroachers under the provisions of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act 1958 and Rules 1959 followed by a direction to the District Collector/ Magistrate by Central Government to remove such encroachment under section 19(1) and 19 (2) of the Act and Rule 38 (2). They are also 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. Further, assistance is also sought from the respective State Governments/ police, failing which cases are filed in the court of law against the encroachers. In addition to the regular watch and ward staff, private security personnel, State police guards and CISF have also been deployed for the safety and security of selected monuments.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)&(c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1330 FOR 24.7.2017
LIST OF MONUMENTS/SITES WHICH ARE UNTRACEABLE
Assam
1. Guns of Emperor Sher Shah, Sadia, Tinsukia
Arunachal Pradesh
2. The Ruins of Copper Temple,Paya, Lohit
Haryana
3. Kos Minar, Mujesar, Faridabad
4. Kos Minar, Shahabad, Kurukshetra
Uttarakhand
5. Kutumbari Temple, Dwarahat, Almora
Delhi
6. Bara Khamba Cemetery, Delhi
7. Inchla Wali Gumti, Mubarakpur Kotla
Madhya Pradesh
8. Rock Inscription, Satna
Maharashtra
9. Old European Tomb, Pune
10. One Buruj, Agarkot
Rajasthan
11. Inscription in Fort, Nagar, Tonk
12. 12th Century Temple, Baran
Uttar Pradesh
13. Ruins of three small linga temple circle 1000 AD, Ahugi Mirzapur
14. Three sites with megaliths on the western and north eastern toes of the hill, Chandauli
15. Tablet on treasury building, Varanasi
16. Telia Nala Buddhist ruins, Varanasi
17. A Banyan grove containing traces of ancient building, Amavey, Ballia
18. Closed Cemetery, Katra Naka, Banda
19. Gunner Burkill’s Tomb, Mehroni, Lalitpur
20. Three Tomb, Lucknow-Faizabad Road, Lucknow
21. Cemeteries at miles 6 and 7, Jahraila Road, Lucknow
22. Cemetery at Gaughat, Lucknow
23. Large ruined site called Sandi-Khera, Pali, Shahabad, Hardoi
West Bengal
24. Ruins of fort, Bamanpukur, Nadia
ANNEXURE-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)&(c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1330 FOR 24.7.2017
Details of encroachments partially removed from the centrally protected monuments during the last five years
Sl. No. Name of monument Locality District State
1. Asafi Imambara Lucknow Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
2. Mosque at Sakharkheda Sakharkheda Buldhana Maharashtra
3. Mahadev Temple Belpan Bilaspur Chhattisgarh
4. Chaiturgarh Fort Lapha Korba Chhattisgarh
5. Danteshwari Devi Temple Dantewada South Baster Chhattisgarh
6. D’Eremao Cemetery Delhi Delhi Delhi
7. Mosque of Sarai Alavardi Khan Gurugram Gurugram Haryana
8. Virupaksha Temple Hampi Hampi Karnataka
ANNEXURE -III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1330 FOR 24.7.2017
STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF EXPENDITURE INCURRED FOR CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS/SITES UNDER ASI FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS
(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Circle / Branch Expenditure
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17
1. Uttar Pradesh Agra Circle 1404.99 1270.00 940.00
Lucknow Circle 1165.00 945.08 688.52
Sarnath Circle 534.99 495.00 230.20
2. Maharashtra Aurangabad Circle 695.00 629.05 334.00
Mumbai Circle 645.00 902.82 900.48
Nagpur Circle 444.98 845.00 395.54
3. Karnataka Bangalore Circle 1515.99 1427.02 1009.50
Mini Circle Hampi 90.00 401.24 800.31
Dharwad Circle 713.94 716.42 516.98
4. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Circle 956.99 1261.01 745.00
5. Odisha Bhubaneswar Circle 596.99 679.52 865.00
6. West Bengal, Kolkata Circle 549.63 537.95 280.68
Sikkim
7. Tamil Nadu, Chennai Circle 1070.01 919.10 583.98
Puducherry (UT)
8. Punjab Chandigarh Circle 875.85 634.98 523.85
Haryana
9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla Circle 315.00 300.00 106.22
10. Delhi Delhi Circle 1499.75 1176.73 562.50
Delhi Mini Circle - - 418.05
11. Goa Goa Circle 397.36 240.99 155.30
12. Assam Guwahati Circle 292.56 395.07 262.19
Manipur
Meghalaya Aizwal Circle, Mijoram 72.20
Mizoram
Nagaland
Tripura
Arunchal Pradesh
13. Rajasthan Jaipur Circle 610.00 512.98 208.48
Jodhpur Circle 569.96 729.29 322.42
14. Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Circle 998.32 776.61 841.50
Telangana
15. Telangana Amravati Circle - -- --
16. Bihar Patna Circle 414.99 374.99 153.53
17. Jammu &
Kashmir Srinagar Circle 443.00 135.07 95.83
Mini Circle Leh 141.98 131.50 43.40
18. Kerala Thrissure Circle 647.19 545.00 284.98
19. Gujarat Vadodara Circle 847.99 1123.07 1385.00
Daman & Diu(UT)
20. Uttarakhand Dehradun Circle 264.99 215.00 55.07
21. Chhattisgarh Raipur Circle 587.89 670.33 216.30
22. Jharkhand Ranchi Circle 115.98 147.61 50.13
Chemical
Preservation
(All India) 787.65 729.60 690.13
Horticultural
Activity (All India) 3357.98 3878.22 4655.95
D.G. Hqrs. Office.
(For Boundary Wall
& Toilet Blocks ) - - 10783.00
Reserve - - -
Total 23551.95 23746.25 30176.22
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