Lok Sabha Question No. 186 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Survey for Inclusion of New Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.186 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## SURVEY FOR INCLUSION OF NEW MONUMENTS

- +*186. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has conducted any new survey and added new monuments in its list for maintenance and revival and  if so, the details  thereof  along  with  the  monuments  revived  during  the  last  three  years and the number of such monuments in Maharashtra;
- (b) whether ASI takes care of the old graves of English Soldiers and if so, the details of the locations thereof State and city-wise;
- (c) whether their relatives visit the said graves; and
- (d) the  number  of  monuments  removed  from the list after they ceased  to exist along with the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)to(d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.186 FOR 24.12.2018

- (a) Archaeological Survey of India takes up survey for documenting/reporting ancient monuments/sites through exploration and village to village survey. However, since 2015, seven monuments have been added in the list of protected monuments of national  importance for  maintenance  and  restoration  including  Old High  Court  Building,  Nagpur  in  Maharashtra (List  attached  as Annexure I). Conservation work of the protected monuments is a continuous process. The  essential work of them  is attended regularly as per the availability of resources including in Maharashtra.
- (b)&(c) The  list  of  centrally  protected  grave/cemetery  related  to  British  or British  soldiers  under  protection  of  Archaeological  Survey  of  India and information pertaining to visit to these grave/cemetery by their relatives is at Annexure-II.
- (d) No monument/site has been taken out of the list in the recent past.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 186 FOR 24.12.2018

## LIST OF MONUMENTS DECLARED PROTECTED AS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE BY THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA SINCE 2015 TO 2018

|   S.No. | Name of Monument                                               |   Year | Notification Number          |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------|
|       1 | Vishnu Temple, Nadavayal, District Wayanad, Kerala             |   2015 | S.O. 1307(E) dated 23.4.2015 |
|       2 | Old High Court Building, Nagpur, Maharashtra                   |   2018 | S.O. 1397(E) dated 28.3.2018 |
|       3 | Group of Temples at Ranipur Jharial, District Bolangir, Odisha |   2018 | S.O. 3581(E) dated 17.7.2018 |
|       4 | Hathi Khana, Agra, U.P.                                        |   2018 | S.O. 3582(E) dated 18.7.2018 |
|       5 | Agah Khan ki Haweli, Agra, U.P.                                |   2018 | S.O. 3666(E) dated 23.7.2018 |
|       6 | Ancient Baori, Neemrana, District Alwar, Rajasthan             |   2018 | S.O. 4900(E) dated 19.9.2018 |
|       7 | Vishnu Temple, Kotali, District Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand       |   2018 | S.O. 6037(E) dated 5.12.2018 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b)&(c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 186 FOR 24.12.2018

LIST OF GRAVE OF BRITISH SOLDIER/BRITISH CEMETERY WHICH ARE UNDER THE JURISDICTION  OF  ARCHAEOLOGICAL  SURVEY  OF  INDIA  AND  INFORMATION  ON VISIT AT THESE SITES BY THEIR RELATIVES

## ASSAM

|   Sl. No | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality   | District   | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Grave of Lieutenant Lewis                                                                                                | Darang     | Biswanath  | Yes                                                |
|        2 | Grave of Lieutenant Thomas Kennedy                                                                                       | Darang     | Biswanath  | Yes                                                |
|        3 | Tomb of Lieutenant Cresswell                                                                                             | Goalpara   | Goalpara   | Yes                                                |
|        4 | Monument over the grave of Mr. B.J. stow                                                                                 | Goalpara   | Goalpara   | Yes                                                |

## HARYANA

|   Sl.No. | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality   | District   | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Cantonment Northern Cemetery close by the Cantonment Church Tower at Karnal                                              | Karnal     | Karnal     | No                                                 |

## GUJARAT

|   Sl.No. | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality   | District   | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | English Tombs                                                                                                            | Katargam   | Surat      | No information regarding visit by their relatives  |

## NAGALAND

|   Sl. No | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality   | District   | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Lt. H. Forbe's Grave                                                                                                     | Suchima    | Kohima     | Yes                                                |

## NCT DELHI

|   Sl. No. | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality                             | District    | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Enclosure containing the grave of Lt. Edwards and other, Murdered in 1857                                                | Northern ridge near Flag Staff Tower | North Delhi | Yes                                                |
|         2 | Lothian Road Cemetery                                                                                                    | Kashmeri Gate                        | North Delhi | Yes                                                |
|         3 | Nicholson (or Kashmeri Gate) Cemetery                                                                                    | Kashmeri Gate                        | North Delhi | Yes                                                |
|         4 | Rajpur (Mutiny Cemetery)                                                                                                 | Old Rajpur Cantonment                | North Delhi | Yes                                                |
|         5 | Tomb of Capt. Mac. Barnatt & others who fall in an attack on Kishanganj                                                  | Kishanganj                           | North Delhi | No                                                 |

## TAMIL NADU

|   Sl.No | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality   | District   | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tomb of David Yale and Joseph Hymners in the compound of Law College                                                     | Muthialpet | Chennai    | No information regarding visit by their relatives  |

## UTTAR PRADESH

|   Sl No. | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality                             | District    | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Roman Catholic Cemetery with its tombs, boundary walls, gateways and gardens                                             | Lashkarpur and Sadi-Ka- Nagla, Sadar | Agra        | No information regarding visit by their relatives  |
|        2 | Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud- Daula                                                                                        | Najibabad                            | Bijnor      | No information regarding visit by their relatives  |
|        3 | Two Cemeteries (One near the Police line and the other near the Victoria memorials)                                      | Bulandshahr                          | Bulandshahr | No information regarding visit by their relatives  |
|        4 | Closed cemetery (at Fort)                                                                                                | Fatehgarh                            | Farrukhabad | No information regarding visit by their relatives  |

|   5. | Closed cemetery(at all Souls Memorial Church)                                                            | Fatehgarh             | Farrukhabad     |
|------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|    6 | Closed cemetery (at British Infantry lnes)                                                               | Fatehgarh             | Farrukhabad     |
|    7 | Closed Cemetery                                                                                          | Mainpuri              | Mainpuri        |
|    8 | Cemetery                                                                                                 | Meerut                | Meerut          |
|    9 | Cemetery on the Meerut Race Course                                                                       | Meerut                | Meerut          |
|   10 | Tombs of the Sardhana Cemetery                                                                           | Sardhana              | Meerut          |
|   11 | Khera ki Bani, Old Cemetery                                                                              | Lodhipur              | Saharanpur      |
|   12 | Old British Cemetery, Saharanpur                                                                         | Saharanpur            | Saharanpur      |
|   13 | Old British Cemetery                                                                                     | Daranagar             | Bijnor          |
|   14 | Closed Cemetery, Katra Naka                                                                              | Banda, Tehsil - Banda | Banda           |
|   15 | Closed Cemetery.                                                                                         | Mau                   | Chitrakut       |
|   16 | City Cemetery.                                                                                           | Karvi                 | Chitrakut       |
|   17 | Manikpur Cantonment Cemetery.                                                                            | Manikpur              | Chitrakut       |
|   18 | Closed British Cemetery.                                                                                 | Kaitha, Tehsil- Rath  | Hamirpur        |
|   19 | Major Robert's Tomb.                                                                                     | Bilgram               | Hardoi          |
|   20 | Memorial tomb.                                                                                           | Sawajapur             | Hardoi          |
|   21 | Memorial Cemetery.                                                                                       | Bilgram               | Hardoi          |
|   22 | Cemetery                                                                                                 | Jalaun                | Jalaun          |
|   23 | Closed Cemetery.                                                                                         | Kalpi                 | Jalaun          |
|   24 | Cemetery.                                                                                                | Konch                 | Jalaun          |
|   25 | Memorial Cemetery, south of fort of PhutaDarwaza Road                                                    | Jhansi                | Jhansi          |
|   26 | Monument of Major F.W. Pinkney, situated on the hillock near the premises of Messers Eduljee Boyce & Co. | Jhansi                | Jhansi          |
|   27 | Iona Cross Garden                                                                                        | Kanpur                | Kanpur          |
|   28 | Katchery Cemetery                                                                                        | Kanpur                | Kanpur          |
|   29 | Subedar-ka-Talab Cemetery                                                                                | Kanpur                | Kanpur          |
|   30 | British Monuments                                                                                        | Aurangabad            | Lakhimpur Kheri |
|   31 | Gunner Burkill's Tomb                                                                                    | Mehroni               | Lalitpur        |
|   32 | Two Cemeteries                                                                                           | Lucknow               | Lucknow         |
|   33 | Cemetery at Marion                                                                                       | Lucknow               | Lucknow         |
|   34 | Cemetery                                                                                                 | Lucknow               | Lucknow         |
|   35 | Cemeteries                                                                                               | Lucknow               | Lucknow         |
|   36 | Two Cemeteries on La- Martiniere Road                                                                    | Lucknow               | Lucknow         |

|   37. | Cemetery at VilayatiBagh                     | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|-------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|----|
|    38 | Cemetery in Raja Incha Singh's compound      | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    39 | Kalan-ki-Lat and adjoining Cemetery          | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    40 | Sapper's Tomb                                | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    41 | Cemetery at mile 6 (Lucknow- Cawnpore Road). | Bakhshika Talab                | Lucknow            |    |
|    42 | Cemeteries at mile 6 & 8, Jahraila road      | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    43 | British Cemetery at Chirirajheel (SapruMarg) | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    44 | Cemetery at Alambagh                         | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    45 | Cemetery in Dilkusha                         | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    46 | Cemetery at Gaughat                          | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    47 | Cemeteries near Kaiser Pasand                | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    48 | Cemetery near Fort Machhi Bhawan             | Lucknow                        | Lucknow            |    |
|    49 | British Cemetery                             | Chunar                         | Mirzapur           | No |
|    50 | British Cemetery                             | Mirzapur                       | Mirzapur           | No |
|    51 | British Cemetery                             | Sultanpur                      | Mirzapur           | No |
|    52 | British Cemetery                             | Gopiganj                       | Sant Ravidas Nagar | No |
|    53 | Grave of European Officers                   | Shivala                        | Varanasi           | No |
|    54 | Lt. Col. Pogson's tomb                       | Shivala                        | Varanasi           | No |
|    55 | Two graves                                   | Old Artillery lines (Varanasi) | Varanasi           | No |
|    56 | Cemetery                                     | Chaitganj                      | Varanasi           | No |
|    57 | Closed cemetery                              | Rajghat                        | Varanasi           | No |
|    58 | Old British Cemetery                         | Azamgarh                       | Azamgarh           | No |
|    59 | Cemeteries at Kydgnj                         | Allahabad                      | Allahabad          | No |

## UTTARAKHAND

|   Sl.No. | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality   | District   | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Old Cemetery at Roorkee                                                                                                  | Roorkee    | Haridwar   | No information regarding visit by their relatives  |

## WEST BENGAL

|   Sl.No. | Name of Grave of British Soldier/British Cemetery within the jurisdiction/protection of Archaeological Survey of India   | Locality   | District    | Whether it is visited by their relates Yes or No   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Residency Cemetery also known as Station Burial ground                                                                   | Baharampur | Murshidabad | No information regarding visit by their relatives  |
|        2 | Tomb of General Liyod                                                                                                    | Darjeeling | Darjeeling  | -do-                                               |