Heritage Sites in Maharashtra
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Structural
conservation, chemical preservation, environmental development and maintenance
of centrally protected monuments are attended to by the Archaeological Survey
of India (ASI) regularly. Yearly programmes
are drawn up for it and implemented by the 24 circles and 5 Regional Directors
of ASI spread across the country. A list
of the ASI protected Forts / Palaces in Maharashtra alongwith
the funds allocated for their conservation and maintenance during the current
financial year (2009-10) is given at the Annexure.
Rajmata Jijau’s
historical palace at Pachad near Raigarh
Fort is a centrally protected monument under the jurisdiction of Mumbai Circle of ASI.
During 2006, a portion of wall of one of the structures situated inside
the wada had collapsed and was reconstructed as per
original. During 2008, a small portion
of northern and southern arms of the fortification wall of the monument had
fallen which were also reconstructed as per original.
An expenditure of Rs.18.36 lakhs has been incurred, during past 3 years, on the
conservation of the monument.
Annexure
(Amount
in Rupees)
|
Sl. No.
|
Name of Forts / Fortress
|
Allocation
for 2009-10
|
|
1.
|
Balapur Fort at Balapur, Distt. Akola
|
78,990
|
|
2.
|
Narnala Fort at Narnala, Distt. Akola
|
15,67,780
|
|
3.
|
Govilgarh Fort at Chikaldara, Distt. Amravati
|
1,19,390
|
|
4.
|
Daultabad Fort, Daultabad, Distt. Aurangabad
|
18,59,200
|
|
5.
|
Fort
at Pratapgarh, Distt. Bhandara
|
21,300
|
|
6.
|
Pauni Fort at Pauni, Distt. Pauni
|
52,950
|
|
7.
|
Fort
wall at Ballarpur, Distt. Chandrapur
|
30,000
|
|
8.
|
Fort
at Bhandak, Distt. Chandrapur
|
37,900
|
|
9.
|
Fort
wall at Wairagarh, Distt. Gadchiroli
|
31,000
|
|
10.
|
Fort
on Hill at Biwargarh, Distt. Nagpur
|
49,910
|
|
11.
|
Fort
at Dongartal, Distt. Nagpur
|
36,480
|
|
12.
|
Fort
at Paunar, Distt. Wardha
|
50,470
|
|
13.
|
Kolaba Fort, Alibagh
|
38,00,000
|
|
14.
|
Agakhan Palace, Pune
|
13,75,000
|
|
15.
|
Sholapur Fort at Sholapur
|
14,13,000
|
|
16.
|
Korlai Fort, Distt. Raigad
|
18,89,000
|
|
17.
|
Agarkot at village Agarkot tal Alibag,
Distt. Raigad
|
19,00,000
|
|
18.
|
Sion Fort, Mumbai
|
10,00,000
|
|
19.
|
Sindhudurg Fort at Malvan
|
32,00,000
|
|
20.
|
Panala Fort at Panala
|
8,00,000
|
|
21.
|
Jijamata Wada, Distt. Raigad
|
18,50,000
|
|
22.
|
Janjira Fort at Rajapuri
|
15,81,000
|
|
23.
|
Bassein Fort at Thane
|
33,99,000
|
|
24.
|
Arnala Fort, Vasai
|
5,00,000
|
|
25.
|
Lohagad Fort, Pune
|
7,11,000
|
|
26.
|
Aurangzeb Fort at Manchur
|
14,07,000
|
|
27.
|
Shaniwarwada, Pune
|
8,17,000
|
AD/DB
(Release ID :57044)