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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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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