India, April 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Sl.No.
Name of State / U.T.
No.of monuments and areas (sites) under encroachment
Andhra Pradesh
01
Arunachal Pradesh
01
Assam
12
Bihar
13
Chhattisgarh
12
Daman & Diu (U.T.)
01
Goa
01
Gujarat
11
Haryana
06
Himachal Pradesh
03
Jammu & Kashmir (U.T.)
12
Karnataka
60
Madhya Pradesh
03
Maharashtra
49
N.C.T. Delhi (U.T.)
14
Odisha
13
Punjab
03
Rajasthan
30
Sikkim
01
Telangana
03
Tamilnadu
72
Tripura
01
Uttar Pradesh
78
West Bengal
15
TOTAL
414
Sl. No.
Name of protected monument
District
State
1.
Bekal Fort
Kasargod
Kerala
2.
Temple of Shiv, Ganesh and adjoining
Chittaurgarh
Rajasthan
3.
Jaisalmer Fort
Jaisalmer
Rajasthan
4.
Sri.Brihadeswara Temple
Thanjavur
Tamil Nadu
5.
Vishnu and Laxmi Narayan Shrines
Lalitpur
Uttar Pradesh
6.
Jain Temple
Lalitpur
Uttar Pradesh
7.
Nadan Mahal
Lucknow
Uttar Pradesh
8.
Qila-e- Kuhna Mosque
New Delhi
New Delhi
9.
Red Fort
Delhi
Delhi
10.
Chairminar
Hyderabad
Telengana
Kund, Badoli
There are 414 protected monuments and areas under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) having encroachments. The State-wise details are given at Annexure-I.
An amount of Rs.2.17 crore was allocated/expenditure incurred for "Scientific Treatment and Consolidation" of protected monuments facing chemical weathering due to air pollution during 2025-26.
The protected monuments are regularly inspected and based on the requirement scientific treatment for eliminating the effects of air pollution and other weather phenomenon are carried out. The details of monuments facing chemical weathering due to air pollution is given at Annexure-II.
ANNEXURE-I
STATE-WISE DETAILS OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND AREAS (SITES) HAVING ENCROACHMENT
ANNEXURE-II
DETAILS OF MONUMENT FACING CHEMICAL WEATHERING DUE TO AIR POLLUTION.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
