PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS

Posted On: 02 APR 2026 3:23PM by PIB Delhi 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 ₹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 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 ANNEXURE-II DETAILS OF MONUMENT FACING CHEMICAL WEATHERING DUE TO AIR POLLUTION. Sl. No. Name of protected monument District State 1. Bekal Fort Kasargod Kerala 2. Temple of Shiv, Ganesh and adjoining Kund, Badoli 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 This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today ***** M Annadurai (Release ID: 2248308) Visitor Counter : 658 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Culture PROTECTION OF MONUMENTS Posted On: 02 APR 2026 3:23PM by PIB Delhi 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 ₹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 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 <span style=