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Creation of seven new circles now make 36 archaeological zones in India
New Delhi: Trichy, Raiganj, Rajkot, Jabalpur, Jhansi and Meerut have been announced as new circles and Hampi Mini Circle has been converted into a full fledged circle of Archaeological Survey of India. These circles cut across Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal and Gujarat.
“New circles will strengthen the process of preservation and registration of archaeological monuments along with registration of artefacts with self declaration,” Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, said here on Wednesday.
The Minister informed that in Archaeology, the Hampi city in Karnataka was a place of international repute hence Hampi Mini Circle had been converted into a full fledged circle.
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Earlier there were 29 ASI circles across the country. Patel said that in a large state like Tamil Nadu which has thousands of temples and glorious memories of the Chola kings,Trichy was made a new circle along with the circle of Chennai. Karnataka, he said, was an important state in terms of “holiness”. He further elaborated: “Hampi city in Karnataka is a place of international importance from the point of view of archaeological heritage therefore the Hampi Sub-Circle now has been made a new full fledged circle. In West Bengal, Raiganj has been made a new circle along with Kolkata, this will eliminate geographical inconvenience in a big state like Bengal. In Gujarat, Rajkot has been announced a new circle along with Vadodara.”
Patel said that Jabalpur was announced a new circle along with Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and will include the monuments from Jabalpur, Rewa, Shahdol and Sagar divisions. Besides, Jhansi in Bundelkhand and Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh have been announced two new circles along with Lucknow and Agra in Uttar Pradesh.
– globalbihari bureau
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