Lok Sabha Question No. 1330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Encroachment of Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, RATTAN LAL KATARIA

- (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.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.7.2017 SHRAVANA 2, 1939 (SAKA)

## ENCROACHMENT OF MONUMENTS

1330. DR. KULAMANI SAMAL: SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI: SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a large number of historical and protected buildings/structures/ sites/monuments have disappeared due to illegal encroachment by certain individuals and groups in the country;
- (b) if so; the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Ahmedshah's Tomb in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any survey in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the number of encroachments removed by the Archaeological Survey of India during each of the last five years, State/UT and monument-wise;
- (d) the  funds  released  by  the  Government  for  the  maintenance  and  upkeep  of  these monuments during the last three years; and
- (e) the other remedial measures taken by the Government to keep such monuments free from encroachment?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## 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             | 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                                                        |

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     |

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   | Expenditure   | Expenditure   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                         | 2014-15       | 2015-16       | 2016-17       |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                      | Agra Circle                                             | 1404.99       | 1270.00       | 940.00        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                      | Lucknow Circle                                          | 1165.00       | 945.08        | 688.52        |
| 1.        | Uttar Pradesh                      | Sarnath Circle                                          | 534.99        | 495.00        | 230.20        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                        | Aurangabad Circle                                       | 695.00        | 629.05        | 334.00        |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                        | Mumbai Circle                                           | 645.00        | 902.82        | 900.48        |
| 3.        | Karnataka                          | 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        |
| 7.        | Sikkim Tamil Nadu, Puducherry (UT) | Chennai Circle                                          | 1070.01       | 919.10        | 583.98        |
| 8.        | Punjab Haryana                     | Chandigarh Circle                                       | 875.85        | 634.98        | 523.85        |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh                   | Shimla Circle                                           | 315.00        | 300.00        | 106.22        |
| 10.       | Delhi                              | Delhi Circle                                            | 1499.75       | 1176.73       | 562.50        |
| 11.       | Goa                                | Delhi Mini Circle Goa Circle                            | - 397.36      | - 240.99      | 418.05 155.30 |
| 12.       | Assam                              | Guwahati Circle                                         | 292.56        | 395.07        | 262.19        |
| 12.       | Manipur                            |                                                         |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Meghalaya                          |                                                         |               |               | 72.20         |
| 12.       | Mizoram                            |                                                         |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Nagaland                           | Aizwal Circle,                                          |               |               |               |
| 12.       |                                    | Mijoram                                                 |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Tripura                            |                                                         |               |               |               |
| 12.       | Arunchal                           |                                                         |               |               |               |
| 13.       | Pradesh 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        |
| 15.       | Telangana Telangana                |                                                         | -             |               |               |
| 16.       | Bihar                              | Amravati Circle Patna Circle                            | 414.99        | 374.99        | -- 153.53     |
| 17.       | Jammu &                            | Srinagar Circle                                         | 443.00        | 135.07        | 95.83         |
| 17.       | Kashmir                            | 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      |