Lok Sabha Question No. 216 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: New Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA, KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.8.2016 SRAVANA 10, 1938 (SAKA)

## NEW MONUMENTS

- +*216. SHRI  RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

SHRI KALIKESH  N. SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  certain  places  of  Archaeological  importance  have  been  found  in  the country during the mining work and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of monuments that have been declared 'missing' by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) with details of  the same, State-wise and the number of monuments found after the declaration of the 'missing' list issued by the ASI along with the details, State-wise;
- (c) the  procedure  followed  by  ASI  to  track  missing  monuments  and  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  satellite  mapping  of  ancient monuments and archaeological sites and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is aware that various sites of archaeological importance are being destroyed in the country due to large scale construction of housing units and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.216 FOR 1.8.2016

- (a) No mining work has been conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India.  However, Ministry of Mines has confirmed that no such data is maintained therefore the information is being obtained from Ministry of Mines.
- (b) Out  of  24  monuments  declared  missing/untraceable,  none  of  them  is traceable  after  declaration  as  missing.  The  details  (State-wise)  are  at Annexure.
- c) The procedure to find out untraceable monuments involve verification of old record, revenue maps, referring published reports, physical inspections and deployment of teams to trace the missing monuments.
- (d) Archaeological Survey of India entered into a Memorandum  of Understanding  (MoU)  with  National  Remote  Sensing  Centre,  Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for preparation of satellite based maps indicating prohibited and regulated areas clearly for the information  of  public  and  also  to  facilitate  procedure  for  grant  of permissions  for construction related activity within prohibited  and regulated  areas  of  all  centrally  protected  monuments.    So  far  3686 centrally protected monuments are covered under the scope of MoU.
- (e) No case of destruction of an archaeological site, protected by Archaeological  Survey  of  India,  due  to  construction  of  housing  units, has come to notice.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.216 FOR 1.8.2016

## 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                                                        |