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Encroached Centrally Protected Monuments
December 29 , 2022
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- India has a total of 3,695 Centrally Protected Monuments or Sites in the country.
- A total of 356 centrally protected monuments have been illegally encroached into across India.
- This is an increase from the 2019 figure of 321 protected monuments that have been infringed.
- Uttar Pradesh has the largest number (743) of centrally protected monuments
- Tamil Nadu has the second-highest number (412) of centrally protected monuments.
- Same time, they have the high number of that have been illegally encroached viz. Uttar Pradesh (75) and Tamil Nadu (74).
- They are followed by Karnataka and Maharashtra with 48 and 46 monuments respectively.
- Centrally Protected Monuments are those that are protected under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
- Under amended Act 2010, construction activities are prohibited within 100 meters of a centrally protected monument.
- Construction within 100 - 200 meters of these structures is strictly regulated.
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