Question : LED Lighting at Archaeological Sites

(a) the system of LED lighting at night at places of archaeological importance in the country;

(b) the state/UT-wise details of monuments where LED lighting systems have been installed;

(c) the name of monuments which are yet to install LED lighting system and the time by which it is likely to be done;

(d) whether the incidents of theft have been reported from places of archaeological importance and protected monuments; and

(e) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to check such incidents in future?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b) The State/UT-wise list of centrally protected monuments which are illuminated is at Annexure-I.

(c) Providing illumination at protected monuments, considering feasibility and resources, is a continuous phenomenon.

(d) & (e) 14 number of antiquities reported stolen from centrally protected monuments from 2015 to 2021.
Private security guards, CCTVs cameras and also MTS deployed in monuments to ensure protection.


ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1249 FOR 6.12.2021

STATE/UT-WISE LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS IN WHICH ILLUMINATION LIGHTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED

ASSAM
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Sivadol Sivasagar, Sivasagar
2 Devidol Sivasagar Sivasagar
3 Bishnudol Sivasagar Sivasagar
4 The Ahom Raja’s Palace (Talatalghar), Joysagar Sivasagar
5 Bishnudol Joysagar Sivasagar
6 Bishnudol Gaurisagar, Sivasagar
7 Devidol Gaurisagar, Sivasagar
8 Monoliths, Kasomari Pathar Galaghat
9 Masonry Remains Bamuni Pahar Sonitpur
10 The mound and ruins of the stone temple Parbatiya, Tezpur Sonitpur
11 Ruins Singri Sonitpur
12 Dhandi Temple Biswanath
13 Bordol temple Biswanath
14 Stone sculpture & One stone gateway-Figure of Ganesa, Kamakhya Hill Kamrup Metro Kamrup
15 Kedar temple, Hajo Kamrup Kamrup
16 Hayagriva Madhava temple Hajo Kamrup
17 Kameswar Temple, Hajo Kamrup
18 Ganesh temple Hajo Kamrup
19 Idgah Dhubri Dhubri
20 Rangamati Mosque Dhubri Dhubri

GUJARAT
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1. Sun Temple Modhera Mehsana
HIMACHAL PRADESH
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1. Hidimba Devi Temple Manali Manali

JHARKHAND
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1. Ancient Shiva Temple Khekparta Lohardaga
2 Temples Haradih Ranchi
3 Tank and Remains of Temples and Structures Benisagar W.Singhhum
4 Jami Mosque Hadaf Sahibganj
5 Baradari of Mouza Arzimukhimpur Sahibganj

KARNATAKA
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Sri Vijayanarayana Temple Gundlupet Chamarajanagara
2 Sri Arkesvara Temple Hale Alur Chamarajanagara
3 Vidyasankara Temple Sringeri Chikamagalur
4 Ashokan Inscriptions Brahmagiri Chitradurga
5 Pre-Historic Site Brahmagiri Chitradurga
6 Pre-Historic Site Chandravalli Chitradurga
7 Fortress and Temples on the Hill Chitradurga Chitradurga
8 Inscription and JattingaRamesvara Temple Ramesvara Hill Chitradurga
9 Akka-Tangi Temple and Ashokan Inscription EmmetammanaGundu Siddapura Chitradurga
10 Three Jaina Temples of Stone in a Courtyard with an Inscription Mullur Coorg
11 Kallesvara Temple Bagali Davanagere
12 Fort Channagiri Davanagere
13 Kallesvara Temple Halavagalu Davanagere
14 Hariharesvara Temple Harihara Davanagere
15 Shahji''s Tomb Hodigere Davanagere
16 Bhimesvara Temple Nilagunda Davanagere
17 Musaffirkhana and Honda Santebennur Davanagere
18 Hill, Fort and Ruined Palace Uchchangidurga Davanagere
19 Channakesava Temple Arakere Hassan
20 Isvara Temple Arsikere Hassan
21 Keshava Temple and Inscription Belur Hassan
22 Lakshmi Devi Temple Doddagadda
valli Hassan
23 Adinatha Basadi Halebidu Hassan
24 Hoysalesvara Temple Halebidu Hassan
25 Kedaresvara Temple Halebidu Hassan
26 Parsvanatha Basadi Halebidu Hassan
27 Santhinatha Basadi Halebidu Hassan
28 Kalyani (Ornate Stepped Tank) Hulikere Hassan
29 Buchesvara Temple Koravangala Hassan
30 Fort and Dungeons Manzarabad Hassan
31 Nagesvara and Channakeshava Temple Mosale Hassan
32 Lakshmi Narasimha Temple Nuggehalli Hassan
33 Sadasiva Temple Nuggehalli Hassan
34 AkkanaBasadi Sravanabelagola Hassan
35 Chandragupta Basadi Sravanabelagola Hassan
36 Chaundaraya Basadi Sravanabelagola Hassan
37 Gommatesvara Statue Sravanabelagola Hassan
38 Inscriptions Sravanabelagola Hassan
39 Parsvanatha Basadi Sravanabelagola Hassan
40 Bhoganandishwara Temple Nandi Kolar
41 Cheluvanarayanaswamy Temple Melkote Mandya
42 Sri Ranganathaswami Temple Srirangapatna Mandya
43 Keshava Temple Somanathapura Mysore
44 Bherundeshvara Temple Belligavi Shimoga
45 Kedarasvara Temple Belligavi Shimoga
46 Tripurantesvara Temple Belligavi Shimoga
47 Somesvara Temple Belligavi Shimoga
48 Inscribed Pillar Talagunda Shimoga
49 Pranavesvara Temple Talagunda Shimoga
50 Inner Courtyard of Chowtar''s Palace at Moodibidri Marpadi
(Moodibidri) Udupi
51 Seventeen Jaina Tombs at Moodibidri Prantya (Moodibidri) Udupi
52 Channakeshava Temple Aralaguppe Tumkur
53 Channakeshava Temple Nagalapura Tumkur
54 Kedaresvara Temple Nagalapura Tumkur
55 Juma Masjid Sira Tumkur
56 Malik RihanDarga Sira Tumkur
57 Virupaksha Temple and bazaar within the World Heritage Monuments Hampi Bellary
58 Kallesvara Temple Ambli Bellary
59 Kallesvara Temple Anguru Bellary
60 KalleswaraSwamy Temple Hire-Hadagali Bellary
61 KalleswaraSwamy Temple Huvinahadagali Bellary
62 Parvati and Kartikeya Temple Sandur Bellary
63 Suryanarayana Temple Magala Bellary
64 KalleswaraSwamy Temple Mailara Bellary
65 NarasimhaSwamy Temple Rangapura Bellary
66 GopalakrishnaSwamy Temple Thimmalapura Bellary
67 Siva Temple Thimmalapura Bellary
68 Virupaksha Temple Complex Hampi Bellary
69 Mallikarjuna Temple Kuruvatti Bellary

KERALA
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1. Mattancherry Palace Kochi Ernakulam



LADDAKH (UT)
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1. Ancient Palace Leh Leh
MAHARASHTRA
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1. Aga Khan Palace Pune Pune
MADHYA PRADESH
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Chanderi Fort Chanderi, Ashok Nagar
2 Jahaz Mahal, Mandu Dhar
3 Dulhadev Temple Khajuraho Chhatarpur
4 Vaman-Javari Temple, Khajuraho Chhatarpur
5 Bijamandal Mound Jatkara, Khajuraho, Chhattarpur
NCT OF DELHI
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Red Fort
Red Fort Central Delhi
2 Qutb Minar Mehrauli Village South Delhi
3. Humayun’s Tomb Nizamuddin South Delhi
4 Purana Qila Two Miles of south of Delhi Gate of Shahjahanabad North Delhi
5 Safdarjung Tomb Lodhi Road New Delhi
6 Uggar Sain’s Baoli Connaught Place New Delhi
7. Darya Khan Tomb Kidwai Nagar East South Delhi

NAGALAND
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Remains of a Fort Dimapur Dimapur
ODISHA
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Lord Lingaraj Temple with all the minor temples in the Compound Bhubaneswar Khurda
2 Mukteswar temple with its minor shrines but excluding Murich Kunda, Bhubaneswar Khurda
3 Sidheswar Temple Bhubaneswar Khurda
4 Raja-Rani Temple Bhubaneswar Khurda
5 Bhingesvara Mahadeva Temple Bajarakote Anugul
6 Rock-cut Vishnu Rasol (Bhimakand at NTPC) Anugul
7 Chausathi Yogini Temple together with Three MinorShrines and adjacent land Ranipur-Jharial Balangir
8 Temples of Nilamadhava and Siddheswara together with adjacent land
Gandharadhi Boudh
9 Paschima-Somanatha, Bhubaneswar and Kapilesvara Temples together with adjacent lands Boudh Town Boudh
10 Temple of Kapilesvara Mahadeva Hatuari Dhenkanal
11 Chandrasekhar Temple (Group of Monuments and Ancient Steps) Kapilas Dhenkanal
12 Arnakotiswar Alias Unnakotiswar Mahadev Temple Latadeipur Dhenkanal
13 Ananta Sayi Vishnu Saranga Dhenkanal
14 Kanakeswar Mahadev Temple and Group of Temples Kualo Dhenkanal
15 Ancient site of Asurgarh Fort

Asurgarh Kalahandi
16 The Ancient Monument of the Black Pagoda and The Ruins and Remains of all Ancient Edifices, Images, Structures, Basements, Pillars, Carvings, Walls, Gateways etc. Konark Puri
17 Shri Jagannath Temple and subsidiary shrines together with adjacent area Puri Puri

PUNJAB
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Jal Mahal, Narnaul Narnaul
2 Bhatinda Fort Bhantinda Bhantinda
RAJASTHAN
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 The Marble Pavilions and Balustrade on the Ana Sagar Bund and the Ruins of the Marble Hammam behind the Ana Sagar Bund Ajmer Ajmer
2 Magazine buildings in the Ajmer fort Ajmer Ajmer

SIKKIM
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1. Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim
West Sikkim Sikkim

TAMIL NADU
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Shore Temple
Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
2 Five Rathas
Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
3 Krishna’s Butter Ball Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
4 Arjuna’s Penance Mamallapuram Kanchipuram
5 Ganesha Ratha
Mamallapuram Kanchipuram

TELANGANA
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Sangameshwara Swamy Temple, Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal
2 Charminar Hyderabad Hyderabad


UTTAR PRADESH
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1. Asaf-ud-Daula Imambara(Bara Imambara) Lucknow Lucknow
2 Roomi Darwaza Lucknow Lucknow
3 Excavated remains Sarnath Varanasi
4. Chaukhandi Stupa Ganj and Baraipur Varanasi
5. Tomb of Lal khan Rajghat Varanasi
6 Observatory of Raja Man Singh Varanasi Varanasi
WEST BENGAL
S.No. Name of Monument Locality District
1 Group of Temples (12 nos) Kalna Purba Bardhaman
2 Metcalfe Hall Kolkata Kolkata
3 Cooch Behar Palace Cooch Behar Cooch Behar
4 The tomb and the mosque of Aliverdi Khan & the tomb of Seraj-ud-Dowla Khoshbagh
Murshidabad
5 The tank & mosque of Murshid Kuli Khan Katra Murshidabad
6 Hazar Duari Palace & Imambara Kella Nezamat Murshidabad
7 Currency Building Dalhousie Square, Kolkata Kolkata
8 Imambara Killa Nezamat Murshidabad
9 Motijhil Jama Masjid Murshidabad Murshidabad
10 26 Shiva Temples Khardah 24 Parganas (North)
11 Warren Hasting''s House Barasat 24 Parganas (North)

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