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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