Lok Sabha Question No. 1816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Development of Forts
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1816 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.3.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF FORTS

## 1816. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it is a fact that there are 350  forts in  Maharashtra  with beautiful landscape and of historical interest that can be used to promote tourism;
- (b) if so, the details of the forts in Maharashtra;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that due to lack of basic facilities at tourist  sites  visitors  are  facing  lots  of  problems  especially  cave  area  in Maharashtra; and
- (d) the plan of the Government to develop those sites as heritage tourism with basic facilities at these forts?

## ANSWER

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

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)&(b) Forts  in  Maharashtra  are  themselves  tourist  attraction  due  to  their architecture, grandeur, history associated and natural settings.  A list of  forts  under  the  jurisdiction  of  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  in Maharashtra is at Annexure.
- (c)&(d) In  general forts and caves in Maharashtra are situated in   a difficult geographical  terrain and  as  such  provide challenging excursion. Though there is no specific plan by Archaeological Survey of India to develop forts as Heritage Tourism.  Facilities are provided at forts like pathways, benches, drinking water, toilets, signages, etc.

ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)&(b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1816 FOR 2.3.2020

## LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED FORTS IN MAHARASHTRA

|   Sl. No. | Name of Fort                                                                                    | Location     | District   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|
|         1 | Panhala Fort                                                                                    | Panhala      | Kolhapur   |
|         2 | Shivneri Fort                                                                                   | Junnar       | Pune       |
|         3 | Lohogad Fort                                                                                    | Lohgad       | Pune       |
|         4 | Rajmachi Fort                                                                                   | Rajmachi     | Pune       |
|         5 | Visapur Fort                                                                                    | Visapur      | Pune       |
|         6 | Suvarnadurg                                                                                     | Dapoli/      | Ratnagiri  |
|         7 | Jaygad Fort                                                                                     | Jaygad       | Ratagiri   |
|         8 | Sindhudurg                                                                                      | Malvan       | Sindhudurg |
|         9 | Vijaydurg                                                                                       | Vijaydurg    | Sindhudurg |
|        10 | Aurangzeb`s Fort                                                                                | Machnur      | Sholapur   |
|        11 | The Old fort at Sholapur                                                                        | Sholapur     | Sholapur   |
|        12 | Sion Fort                                                                                       | Sion         | Mumbai     |
|        13 | Mahuli Fort                                                                                     | Mahuli       | Thane      |
|        14 | Fort and old Portuguese Remains at Bassein                                                      | Vasai        | Thane      |
|        15 | Arnala Fort                                                                                     | Vasai        | Thane      |
|        16 | Hirakot fort                                                                                    | Alibag       | Raigad     |
|        17 | Alibag (Kolaba) Fort                                                                            | Alibag       | Raigad     |
|        18 | Birwadi Fort                                                                                    | Birwadi      | Roha       |
|        19 | Rajkot                                                                                          | Cheul        | Raigad     |
|        20 | Chandragad                                                                                      | Poladpur     | Raigad     |
|        21 | Surgad Fort / Gherasurgad                                                                       | Roha         | Raigad     |
|        22 | Ghosalegad Fort                                                                                 | Roha         | Raigad     |
|        23 | An old Fort row in a dilapidated condition. Contains a temple of the God Kangorrmal; two tanks. | Kangori      | Raigad     |
|        24 | Old Fort at Korlai                                                                              | Alibag       | Raigad     |
|        25 | Awchitgad fort                                                                                  | Medhe / Roha | Raigad     |
|        26 | Kasa (Kamsa) fort                                                                               | Murud        | Raigad     |
|        27 | Janjira Fort                                                                                    | Murud        | Raigad     |
|        28 | Raigad Fort                                                                                     | Mahad        | Raigad     |
|        29 | Tala Fort                                                                                       | Mangaon/     | Raigad     |
|        30 | Songad (Songiri)                                                                                | Achloli      | Raigad     |
|        31 | Kotali Fort with two iron guns and one bronze gun                                               | Peth         | Raigad     |
|        32 | Daulatabad Fort                                                                                 | Daulatabad   | Aurangabad |

|   33. | Fort                                                            | Partabgarh   | Gondia     |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|
|    34 | Remains of an old fort on the hill                              | Bhiwargarh   | Nagpur     |
|    35 | Balapur Fort                                                    | Balapur      | Akola      |
|    36 | Narnala Fort                                                    | Narnala      | Akola      |
|    37 | Gawilgarh Fort (the walls and the whole area contained by them) | Chikaldara   | Amravati   |
|    38 | Fort Wall                                                       | Ballarpur    | Chandrapur |
|    39 | Fort                                                            | Bhandak      | Chandrapur |
|    40 | Fort Wall                                                       | Chandrapur   | Chandrapur |
|    41 | Fortress of Tipagarh                                            | Murumgaon    | Gadchiroli |
|    42 | Fort Wall                                                       | Wairagarh    | Gadchiroli |
|    43 | Fort                                                            | Dongartal    | Nagpur     |
|    44 | Fort                                                            | Paunar       | Wardha     |
|    45 | All the remains of the circumambulation wall of Pauni Fort      | Pauni        | Bhandara   |