Unprotected Monuments

A parliamentary panel has underlined that a large number of historical monuments are "not under any sort of protection" and asked about the procedure through which requests for restoration of "unprotected monuments" is made to the ASI.

The Archaeological Survey of India has documented 732 unprotected monuments across the country, some dating back to the Iron Age and early historical ages, during the village-to-village survey relaunched after a hiatus of over a decade.

A parliamentary panel has underlined that a large number of historical monuments are "not under any sort of protection" and asked about the procedure through which requests for restoration of "unprotected monuments" is made to the ASI.

The Archaeological Survey of India has documented 732 unprotected monuments across the country, some dating back to the Iron Age and early historical ages, during the village-to-village survey relaunched after a hiatus of over a decade.