India, July 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Year
Permission issued
2021-22
24
2022-23
31
2023
19
2024
22
2025
25
Total
121
Sl. No.
Name of the site
Expenditure
Villages in Vallabhipur Taluka in Bhavnagar, District Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Rs. 93, 34,443/-
Hanuman Timbo, Pachhrgam, Vallabhipur Taluka, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Thapnath Mahadev Hill top and foothill Umrala, Gujarat
Agroha, District-Hissar, Haryana
Rs. 1,26,51,272/-
Dwarka, Gujarat
Rs. 1,00,54,958/-
Brahmagiri/Haneya, District- Bhitradurga, Karnataka
Rs. 9,34,259/-
Sari Deul Complex, Bhubaneswar Locality, Khordha District, Odisha
Rs. 2428505/-
Morabandar area of the Elephanta Island, Uran Tehsil, Raigad District, Maharashtra
Rs. 99,17,321/-
Ancient site Lothal, Saragwala village, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat
Rs. 69, 34,479/-
Rakhigarhi, Narnaund Tehsil, Hisar District, Haryana
Rs. 2,16,25,300/-
Piprahwa (Ganwaria) Siddhartnagar Uttar Pradesh
Rs. 54,35,187/-
Ashok Rock Inscription (Fort Jaugada), Pandya, Purushottampur Ganjam Odisha
Rs. 34, 51,306/-
Pre-Historic Site, Janampet, Janampet Locality, Badradri Kothagudam District, Telangana
Rs. 20,00,000/-
Remains of Ancient fort of Garh locally known as Raja Bali ka Garh, Balirajgarh, Madhubani District, Bihar
Rs.17,19,592/-
Habitation mounds at Kumarikkalpalayam, Uthukuzhi taluk, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu
Rs. 27,30,782/-
Kamalapura, Kamalapura Locality, Vijayanagara District, Karnataka
Rs. 3,09,345/-
(As on date)
The details of sites where Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is doing excavation across the country along with expenditure is given as Annexure.
The details of archaeological projects carried out during the last five years by ASI.
During excavation structural remains, burials, pottery and antiquities such as coins, beads, ornaments, agricultural tools, bone objects etc. have been unearthed and as per set practice, samples are sent to various institutions for scientific validations whenever required. There is no court order regarding the continuation or closure of any archaeological projects during the last five years.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today
ANNEXURE
DETAILS OF ON-GOING EXCAVATIONS CARRIED OUT BY ASI ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
