14 monuments, sites declared protected in 3 years: Minister

The Janardana Temple in Kerala’s Wayanad district, the Haveli of Agah Khan in Agra, Uttar Pradesh and Gonpa advanced in Ladakh are among the many 14 historic

Janardana Temple in Kerala’s Wayanad district.

The Janardana Temple in Kerala’s Wayanad district, the Haveli of Agah Khan in Agra, Uttar Pradesh and Gonpa advanced in Ladakh are among the many 14 historic websites which have been declared protected by the Archaeological Survey of India over the past three years.

Rangdum Monastry in Kargil is the opposite historic monument in Ladakh which has been declared protected, whereas ‘Hathi Khana’ in Agra additionally made the record.

Among different monuments and websites which have been declared protected are Trilochannath Temple in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, the temple advanced of Navratnagarh in Jharkhand’s Gumla district and the group of monuments in Bolangir, Odisha.

In Uttarakhand, Pithorgarh’s Vishnu Temple and the archaeological websites and stays of Ashwamedh Yagna, village Virbhadra in Dehradun and Udhampur are the websites which have been declared protected.

The Baori and surrounding archeological stays in Neemrana Rajasthan and in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh have additionally made the record.

The record was shared by Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy within the Rajya Sabha.

The websites have been declared protected beneath the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. When a monument is said protected, then the upkeep of the monument is taken over by the Archaeological Survey of India and development actions in and across the monument or web site is regulated.

Mr. Reddy additionally knowledgeable that the federal government has offered ₹15,622 lakh over the past three years as grant to Zonal Cultural Committees to strengthen the micro-culture within the nation. Out of this, ₹5,881.46 lakh has been allotted within the yr 2021-22.

What are Zonal Cultural Centres

The Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) have been arrange within the mid-80s to develop the cultures of assorted areas and in addition to arrange mechanism for preservation and promotion of assorted components of the India’s wealthy cultural heritage as autonomous our bodies.

The ZCCs have been required to focus on the folks arts, dance and music. The mandate behind establishing the ZCCs was to bind the nation culturally whereas retaining the individuality of the areas that comprise them.

The seven Zonal Cultural Centres are North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala, Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), Kolkata, West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur, North Central Zone Cultural Centre (NCZCC), Prayagraj, North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur, South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC), Nagpur and South Zone Cultural Centre (SZCC), Thanjavur.

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