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Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to delist 18 Centrally Protected Monuments (CPMs)

Posted 28 Mar 2024

Updated 30 Mar 2024

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  • ASI has invoked Section 35 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (AMASR Act) to delist 18 CPMs.
    • Section 35 allows central government to declare that any Monument of National Importance (MNI) has ceased to be of national importance.
    • Under AMASR Act, MNIs are to be conserved and maintained by ASI as an important site pertaining to history and culture.
      • Any kind of construction-related activity is not allowed around a protected site.
    • Delisting effectively means that it will no longer be conserved, protected, and maintained by the ASI.
  • These monuments are part of a list of 24 untraceable monuments (out of 3,693 CPMs), which the Ministry of Culture submitted to Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture in 2022.
    • Untraceable monument means a site that has been lost to activities such as urbanization, encroachments, etc. and has no surviving public memory.
    • These monuments include Kos Minar No.13 in Haryana, Barakhamba Cemetery in Delhi, Gunner Burkill’s Tomb in Jhansi, and Telia Nala Buddhist ruins in Varanasi etc.

 

Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)

  • Headquartered in New Delhi, it was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham.
  • It is a government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. 
  • Ministry: Ministry of Culture.
  • Tags :
  • Monuments
  • Archaeological Survey of India
  • AMASR Act
  • Untraceable Monuments
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