India, Feb. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
There are Three Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Eight (3698) centrally protected monuments/sites in the country under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The conservation and maintenance of these centrally protected monuments/sites is a regular process and is taken up as per the requirement and availability of resources.
Government takes all necessary measures to protect and preserve the cultural heritage from the growing pressures of commercialization and urbanization under the provisions contained in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Rules framed thereunder. In order to contain the encroachments and removi...