A total of 655 antiquities has been retrieved from foreign countries since 1976. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) takes up conservation and maintenance work of 3,685 ancient monuments and archaeological sites of national importance including provision of amenities like drinking water, toilet blocks, pathways and landscaping etc. across the country. Maintenance of these monuments and sites is a continuous process and is taken up as per the need and availability of resources

The National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA), established in 2007, has documented and published data for 11,406 Built Heritage and Sites, and 12,41,349 Antiquities. The data has been published at the NMMA website: https://nmma.nic.in.

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Sunil Kumar Tiwari

pibculture[at]gmail[dot]com

 

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