Lok Sabha Question No. 4025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Conservation of Heritage Sites in Palghar
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 4025

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE SITES IN PALGHAR

## 4025 DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  the  Heritage  sites  in  the Palghar District in Maharashtra which need conservation and development; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  project  implemented  for conservation and development for the revival of Heritage Sites in the said district during the last ten years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & There  are  286  centrally  protected  monuments/sites  under  the  care and maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the State
- (b) of  Maharashtra  including  7  monuments/sites  in  Palghar  District. Conservation  and  maintenance  of  monuments/sites  is  a  continuous process and is taken up as per the need and availability of resources. ASI takes  up  the  conservation  and  developmental  work  at  centrally protected monuments/sites as per the National Policy for Conservation, 2014 and all monuments/sites in Palgarh District are in good state of preservation. The details of conservation and development  works  carried  out  at  the  monuments/sites  of  Palghar District in Maharashtra  during  the  last ten years are given at Annexure - I.

## Annexure - I

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a&b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4025 FOR 18.08.2025

## DETAILS OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS CARRIED OUT AT THE MONUMENTS/SITES OF PALGHAR DISTRICT  IN MAHARASHTRA DURING THE TEN YEARS

(Amount in Rs.)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Work                                                                                                                     |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |   2024-25 |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | SR (P)/(N/P) Arnala Fort, Arnala,Dist.- Palghar.                                                                                 |    170850 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         2 | Restoration of Pillars in the caves Barad Hill Dist. Palghar.                                                                    |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         3 | Restoration of Bale Killa at Bassein Fort, Vasai                                                                                 |    408873 |         0 |         0 |    617513 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         4 | Watertightening& Repairs of the Old Portuguese Remains of Prison Mesericordia Shell bath at Bassein Fort, Vasai, Dist.- palghar. |    101094 |         0 |     54642 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         5 | Grill Fencing at Ancient Buddhist Brick Stupa at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar                                                      |   1172428 |    707259 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         6 | Repairs to Rampart & Fort Wall West and North side at Bale Killa at Bassein Fort, Vasai, Dist.- palghar.                         |    544513 |   1092963 |    386994 |   1513400 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         7 | SR (P) to Bassein Fort, Vasai                                                                                                    |   1918907 |         0 |     13200 |   3395898 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         8 | Grill Fencing (Remaning Area) at Ancient Buddhist Brick Stupa at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar                                      |    905544 |   1649613 |         0 |    406865 |    243452 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|         9 | Providig Grill Fencing to the (Remaning Area) at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar                                                      |   1014517 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        10 | Conservation of St. Baptist Church at Baseein Fort, Dist.- Palghar                                                               |         0 |         0 |         0 |    122495 |    770328 |       840 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        11 | Conservation of Gonsalo Garcia Church at Baseein Fort, Dist.- Palghar                                                            |         0 |         0 |         0 |      1180 |     14069 |   3353247 |   6789096 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        12 | Conservation of Franciscan Church at Baseein Fort, Dist.- Palghar                                                                |         0 |         0 |         0 |      3150 |         0 |       840 |       566 |    992028 |   2095285 |   2050678 |
|        13 | Conservation of Repairs to St. Dominican Church at Baseein Fort, Dist.- Palghar                                                  |         0 |         0 |         0 |      4720 |     23604 |       840 |       500 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        14 | Providing Approach Pathway and water tightening of caves at Barad Hill Khunwada Dist.- Palghar                                   |         0 |         0 |         0 |      2950 |     11355 |       840 |   1378058 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        15 | Conservation and Restoration of Ancient Staircase Near the Entrance of Baseein Fort at Vasai, Dist.- Palghar                     |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |   1301303 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        16 | Conservation of Expose of Hidden Structure and Water Tightening the Miserevordia at Basssein fort, Dist.- Palghar                |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       840 |       500 |         0 |         0 |         0 |
|        17 | Conservation and Restoration of the Buddhist Stupa (Burud Raja cha Kot) at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar                            |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |         0 |       726 |   1430617 |   1737481 |         0 |         0 |

|   18 | Vegetation Clearance (Schedule Rate) at Bassein Fort, Vasai, Dist.- Palghar                                      |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   866878 |   1263453 |       0 |       0 |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|----------|-----------|---------|---------|
|   19 | Removal of Rank Vegetation & Old Excavated Debris & Garbage at Ancient Brick Stupa at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |  1394595 |    977838 |       0 |       0 |
|   20 | Providing of Grill Fencing Over the Dwart Wall North Side (Road Side) at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar              |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |      542 |   1373380 |  854550 |       0 |
|   21 | Providing Approach Pathway at Burud Rajacha Kot (Ancient Brick Stupa) at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar.             |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |        0 |   3736303 |  875057 |       0 |
|   22 | Installation of 15 Meter - High - Flag Mast at Vasai Fort, Vasai.                                                |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |        0 |    901356 |       0 |       0 |
|   23 | Providing Public Amenities Toilet Block Drinking Water at BurudRajachaKot (Stupa) at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar. |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |        0 |    230567 |  448735 | 3051476 |
|   24 | Fixing of M.S. Grill with Dwarf Wall from Main Gate to Sea Gate at Bassein Fort, Dist.- Palghar.                 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |        0 |      6000 | 2090064 | 7011305 |

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