Lok Sabha Question No. 2910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-20
Subject: Survey of Historical Places
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2910

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2017

## SURVEY OF HISTORICAL PLACES

## 2910. SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has conducted survey of historical places/ monuments of the country during the last three years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details thereof, State-wise including Gujarat and the aspects to be covered under the said survey; and
- (c) the number of monuments found missing and in dilapidated condition?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR.  MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The  details  of  the  survey  carried  out  by  the  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  (ASI) during the last three years are enclosed at Annexure-I.
- &

(b)

- (c) The Archaeological Survey of India has made efforts to locate/identify the untraceable monuments through field offices based on old records, revenue maps and published reports. The details of untraceable monuments are at Annexure-II.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2910 FOR 20.03.2017

## STATEMENT SHOWING SURVEY WORK CONDUCTED BY THE CIRCLES OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA DURING THE FINANCIALYEARS 2014-15, 2015-16 AND 2016-17

| Sl. No.   | Circle           | State            | District Surveyed                        | Total villages surveyed   | No. of villages yielding antiquarian remains   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|           | 2014-15          | 2014-15          | 2014-15                                  | 2014-15                   | 2014-15                                        |
| 1.        | Aurangabad       | Maharashtra      | Osmanabad, Aurangabad and Jalana         | 61                        | 46                                             |
| 2.        | Bangalore        | Karnataka        | Chitradurga                              | 15                        | 13                                             |
| 3.        | Bhopal           | Madhya Pradesh   | Ashok Nagar, Shivpuri, Sagar and Vidisha | 82                        | 62                                             |
| 4.        | Chandigarh       | Punjab           | Firozpur                                 | 456                       | 39                                             |
| 5.        | Chennai          | Tamil Nadu       | Salem                                    | 144                       | 72                                             |
| 6.        | Dehradun         | Uttarakhand      | Udham Singh Nagar                        | 272                       | 30                                             |
| 7.        | Dharwad          | Karnataka        | Bagalkot, Bidar, and Bijapur             | 185                       | 177                                            |
| 8.        | Goa              | Goa              | North Goa and South Goa                  | 91                        | 50                                             |
| 9.        | Hyderabad        | Andhra Pradesh   | Ranga Reddy and Medak                    | 15                        | 10                                             |
| 10.       | Jaipur           | Rajasthan        | Alwar                                    | 90                        | 22                                             |
| 11.       | Kolkata          | West Bengal      | Purulia                                  | 86                        | 30                                             |
| 12.       | Lucknow          | Uttar Pradesh    | Amethi                                   | 105                       | 39                                             |
| 13.       | Mini Circle, Leh | Jammu &Kashmir   | Leh                                      | 6                         | 6                                              |
| 14.       | Patna            | Bihar            | Buxar                                    | 190                       | 21                                             |
| 15.       | Raipur           | Chhattisgarh     | Mahasamund                               | 26                        | 6                                              |
| 16.       | Ranchi           | Jharkhand        | Gumla, Ranchi, and Sahibganj             | 7                         | 7                                              |
| 17.       | Sarnath          | Uttar Pradesh    | Gazipur                                  | 72                        | 42                                             |
| 18.       | Shimla           | Himachal Pradesh | Solan and Mandi                          | 125                       | 40                                             |
| 19.       | Thrissur         | Kerala           | Ernakulam and Thrissur                   | 7                         | 3                                              |
| 20.       | Vadodara         | Gujarat          | Panchmahal                               | 31                        | 17                                             |
|           |                  | TOTAL            |                                          | 2066                      | 732                                            |

|     | 2015-16        | 2015-16          | 2015-16                                                                                                    | 2015-16        | 2015-16        |
|-----|----------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------|
| 21. | Agra           | Uttar Pradesh    | Agra                                                                                                       | 21             | 6              |
| 22. | Aurangabad     | Maharashtra      | Aurangabad                                                                                                 | 41             | 38             |
| 23. | Bangalore      | Karntaka         | Hassan                                                                                                     | 12             | 12             |
| 24. | Bhopal         | Madhya Pradesh   | Vidisha, Shivpuri, Sagar, Ashoknagar,                                                                      | 142            | 106            |
| 25. | Bhubaneswar    | Odisha           | Dhenkanal                                                                                                  | 29             | 12             |
| 26. | Chandigarh     | Punjab           | Ferozpur, Fazilka                                                                                          | 207            | 21             |
| 27. | Chennai        | Tamil Nadu       | Salem, Namakkal                                                                                            | 218            | 82             |
| 28. | Dehradun       | Uttarakhand      | Udhamsingh Nagar, Nainital                                                                                 | 189            | 10             |
| 29. | Dharwad        | Karnataka        | Bagalkot, Bijapur, Bidar, Gulbarga, Dharwad, Kalaburgi                                                     | 225            | 214            |
| 30. | Goa            | Goa              | North Goa                                                                                                  | 50             | 50             |
| 31. | Jaipur         | Rajasthan        | Alwar                                                                                                      | 4              | 4              |
| 32. | Lucknow        | Uttar Pradesh    | Amethi                                                                                                     | 62             | 24             |
| 33. | Mumbai         | Maharashtra      | Palgarh                                                                                                    | 75             | 20             |
| 34. | Patna          | Bihar            | Buxer                                                                                                      | 60             | 3              |
| 35. | Raipur         | Chhattisgarh     | Mahasamund                                                                                                 | 67             | 10             |
| 36. | Ranchi         | Jharkhand        | Lohardaga, Ranchi                                                                                          | 98             | 71             |
| 37. | Sarnath        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                                                                            | 72             | 42             |
| 38. | Shimla         | Himachal Pradesh | Solan, Kinnaur, Sirmour                                                                                    | 237            | 85             |
| 39. | Vadodara       | Gujarat          | Panchmahal                                                                                                 | 83             | 54             |
|     | TOTAL 1892 864 | TOTAL 1892 864   | TOTAL 1892 864                                                                                             | TOTAL 1892 864 | TOTAL 1892 864 |
|     | 2016-17        | 2016-17          | 2016-17                                                                                                    | 2016-17        | 2016-17        |
| 40. | Bangalore      | Karntaka         | Hassan, Shimoga, Mandya, Ramnagara                                                                         | 73             | 55             |
| 41. | Bhubaneswar    | Odisha           | Dhenkanal                                                                                                  | 15             | 7              |
| 42. | Chandigarh     | Punjab           | Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Panipat, Sonepat, Patiala, Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Yamunanagar, | 634            | 50             |
| 43. | Chennai        | Tamil Nadu       | Salem                                                                                                      | 24             | 9              |
| 44. | Dharwad        | Karnataka        | Bidar, Kalaburagi, Gulbarga,                                                                               | 119            | 109            |
| 45. | Hyderabad      | Telangana        | Medak, Chittoor                                                                                            | 6              | 6              |
| 46. | Jaipur         | Rajasthan        | Alwar,                                                                                                     | 36             | 10             |
| 47. | Lucknow        | Uttar Pradesh    | Amethi,                                                                                                    | 30             | 30             |
| 48. | Patna          | Bihar            | Buxar,                                                                                                     | 4              | 4              |
| 49. | Raipur         | Chhattisgarh     | Mahasamund,                                                                                                | 102            | 12             |
| 50. | Shimla         | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla, Solan, Bilaspur,                                                                                   | 90             | 40             |
| 51. | Thrissur       | Kerala           | Ernakulam,                                                                                                 | 34             | 34             |
| 52. | Vadodara       | Gujarat          | Panchmahal,                                                                                                | 8              | 8              |
|     |                | TOTAL            |                                                                                                            | 1175           | 374            |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2910 FOR 20.03.2017

## LIST OF MONUMENTS/SITES WHICH ARE UNTRACEABLE

| Assam             | Assam                                                                                   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.                | Guns of Emperor Sher Shah, Sadia, Tinsukia                                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                       |
| 2.                | The Ruins of Copper Temple,Paya, Lohit                                                  |
| Haryana           | Haryana                                                                                 |
| 3.                | Kos Minar, Mujesar, Faridabad                                                           |
| 4.                | Kos Minar, Shahabad, Kurukshetra                                                        |
| Uttarakhand       | Uttarakhand                                                                             |
| 5.                | Kutumbari Temple, Dwarahat, Almora                                                      |
| Delhi             | Delhi                                                                                   |
| 6.                | Bara Khamba Cemetery, Delhi                                                             |
| 7.                | Inchla Wali Gumti, Mubarakpur Kotla                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh    | Madhya Pradesh                                                                          |
| 8.                | Rock Inscription, Satna                                                                 |
| Maharashtra       | Maharashtra                                                                             |
| 9.                | Old European Tomb, Pune                                                                 |
| 10.               | One Buruj, Agarkot                                                                      |
| Rajasthan         | Rajasthan                                                                               |
| 11.               | Inscription in Fort, Nagar, Tonk                                                        |
| 12.               | 12 th Century Temple, Baran                                                             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 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       | West Bengal                                                                             |
| 24.               | Ruins of fort, Bamanpukur, Nadia                                                        |