There is no provision under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 to declare a site as a “Water Heritage Site” under Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). However, the Ministry of Jal Shakti had constituted a Committee to identify 75 Water Heritage Structure (WHS) in reference to 75 years of India’s Independence.
A total of 421 nominations were received through States/UTs, Central Agencies, NGOs and general public and out of which Committee has recommended 75 water heritage structures, which includes 5 Water Heritage Structure from Gujarat and 4 Water Heritage Structure from Andhra Pradesh respectively. In this connection, “Jal-Itihas” sub-portal under India-WRIS portal, showcasing the 75 WHS, was launched (https://indiawris.gov.in/wris/) on 5th January, 2023 at the 1st All India State Ministers Conference on Water at Bhopal. State/UT wise details of these WHS are at Annexure. At present there is no central fund allocated/disbursed for maintenance of these sites.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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AS
ANNEXURE
|
Details of Water Heritage Structures |
||
|
S.No. |
States/UTs |
Number of Water Heritage Structures |
|
1 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
1 |
|
2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
4 |
|
3 |
Assam |
4 |
|
4 |
Bihar |
2 |
|
5 |
Chhattisgarh |
1 |
|
6 |
Delhi |
1 |
|
7 |
Gujarat |
5 |
|
8 |
Haryana |
3 |
|
9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
1 |
|
10 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
1 |
|
11 |
Jharkhand |
1 |
|
12 |
Karnataka |
5 |
|
13 |
Kerala |
2 |
|
14 |
Ladakh |
1 |
|
15 |
Madhya Pradesh |
6 |
|
16 |
Maharashtra |
4 |
|
17 |
Manipur |
1 |
|
18 |
Meghalaya |
1 |
|
19 |
Mizoram |
1 |
|
20 |
Odisha |
2 |
|
21 |
Punjab |
1 |
|
22 |
Puducherry |
1 |
|
23 |
Rajasthan |
7 |
|
24 |
Tamil Nadu |
7 |
|
25 |
Telangana |
4 |
|
26 |
Tripura |
1 |
|
27 |
Uttar Pradesh |
4 |
|
28 |
Uttarakhand |
2 |
|
29 |
West Bengal |
1 |
Source: https://indiawris.gov.in/wris
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