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The annual maintenance has to be carried out after the monsoons. "But some of the monuments have been shrouded in thick vegetation for several years, and the proposal to clear them has to be appreciated," Prajal Sakhardande, chairman of Goa heritage action group (GHAG) said.
The Jain Basti in Bandora, forts in various parts of the state and some other monuments are among the several, which have crumbled over a period of time due to exposure to natural elements and neglect.
A total of 30 monuments in north Goa and 21 in south Goa will be cleared up of vegetation at a cost of about Rs 58 lakhs. Heritage lovers are irked about the lack of annual maintenance to rid the monuments of the excessive growth of shrubbery, spurred by an intense four-month long wet spell every monsoon.
A number of protected monuments defaced by overgrowth of vegetation and neglect will receive some attention soon, as the Goa archives and archaeology department has undertaken a major initiative to clean up all 51 monuments under its care.
The controversy surrounding renovating R K Narayan's house has taken a turn with the MCC deciding against extending financial assistance to Mysore Urban Development Authority to procure the property
In an important development, Madhya Pradesh on Thursday declared five places of historic and archaeological importance at Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Shahdol and Mandla as state protected monuments. A notification regarding it is going to be issued shortly, officials said.
School children in Jaugada area of Ganjam district on Monday took out a rally on the world heritage day to create awareness for protection of the fort in the area, which is famous for the Ashokan rock edicts. The Jaugada fort dating back to 260 BC has Emperor Asoka's views inscribed on it like 'all men are my children' and 'conquest through love is greater than conquest by sword.'
The Karnataka revenue secretary B R Jayaramaraje Urs said the state senior IAS officers have been entrusted the task of conserving the protected monuments. Kannada and culture secretary is put on the job in Mysore and Bangalore divisions while regional commissioners of Belgaum and Gulbarga are assigned the task.
The government has allocated Rs 100 crore for conservation of historical monuments under the 13th plan. This money has to be used within four years, revenue secretary B R Jayaramaraje Urs said. Pointing out that the conservation of the monuments is getting focus, he said Karnataka houses the largest monuments in India after Uttar Pradesh. "In all we have 700 such monuments," the secretary said inaugurating folk and traditional art camp hosted by directorate of archaeology and museums to commemorate its 125th year.
The Mayawati government would soon recruit nearly 6800 employee for maintainence of memorials in the name of dalit icons dotting the state capital's skyline. A samiti for maintanence, management and security of the memorials, empowered by the state government would be conducting the recruitment process.
The point of historical importance in Sikh history, Bada ghallughara(genocide) monument would be constructed by L&T at Kup Rohira in Sangrur. 35000 Sikhs were massacred by Mughal invader Ahmed Shah Abdali in 1762 at this place. Apart from this, Punjab CM PS Badal also approved construction of historic Chhota Ghallughara in Chak Abdalwari Gurdaspur and Chhaparchiri in Mohali in memory of Banda Singh Bahadur by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at Rs. 42 crore.
Vijayanagara police arrested 16 persons for gaming and seized Rs 1 lakh bet money from them on Monday
Amid blame game continuing over Bastar attack, Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh and the state police have admitted that there were definitely some "security lapses" that had led to the Moist ambush on the Congress 'parivartan yatra' and killings of its senior leaders.
The Goa government will spend Rs 216 crore on four major Lusofonia games projects in various parts of Goa including Peddem-Mapusa, Bambolim, Goa University and Fatorda, chief minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.
Usain Bolt has confirmed his participation in the London Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium this July.
