Bhubaneswar, Dec. 5 -- All the archaeological monuments and sites protected by Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) are in a good state of preservation, the union Minister of Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh Sekhawat said on Thursday.
The Minister replying to query by BJD members- Subhasish Khuntia and Debashish Samantaray told the Rajya Sabha that "there are 82 centrally protected monuments/sites including temples under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the State of Odisha".
Conservation, preservation and maintenance of these centrally protected monuments/sites are a continuous process and are taken up as per the requirement and availability of resources. All the monuments are in a good state of preservation....