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Six monuments in N-E identified for listing under World Heritage Sites

 

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, APRIL 03, 2018: AS many as six monuments in the North Eastern states have been identified tentatively for listing under World Heritage Site.

Details of monuments/sites identified/placed under tentative list for listing under world heritage in the north eastern states are given below:

Apatani Cultural Landscape, Arunachal Pradesh

Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India

Moidams – the Mound – Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, Assam

Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh

River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam

Thembang Fortified Village, Arunachal Pradesh

A total of 83 monuments/sites of the North-Eastern States are centrally protected under the Archaeological Survey of India.

Expenditure incurred on centrally protected monuments / sites in north eastern region of the country (state- wise) during the last three years

Sl.No. Name of State Expenditure ( Rupees in lakhs )
2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

1.

Arunachal Pradesh

1.50

7.95

16.97

2.

Assam

198.85

379.13

234.92

3.

Manipur

11.46

6.73

0.66

3.

Meghalaya

13.85

7.14

Nil

4.

Mizoram

Nil

0.55

17.54

5.

Nagaland

14.50

1.86

19.28

6.

Tripura

28.42

48.72

63.46

7.

Sikkim

36.71

18.66

11.86

 

Total Amount

305.29

470.74

364.69

This information was given by Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha yesterday.


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