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EXCAVATION OF SITES BY ASI

प्रविष्टि तिथि: 20 JUL 2026 4:19PM by PIB Delhi

 The details of sites where Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is doing excavation across the country along with expenditure is given as Annexure.

The details of archaeological projects carried out during the last five years by ASI.

Year

Permission issued

2021-22

24

2022-23

31

2023

19

2024

22

2025

25

Total

121

During excavation structural remains, burials, pottery and antiquities such as coins, beads, ornaments, agricultural tools, bone objects etc. have been unearthed and as per set practice, samples are sent to various institutions for scientific validations whenever required. There is no court order regarding the continuation or closure of any archaeological projects during the last five years.

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today

ANNEXURE

DETAILS OF ON-GOING EXCAVATIONS CARRIED OUT BY ASI ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Sl. No.

Name of the site

Expenditure

(As on date)

 

Villages in Vallabhipur Taluka in Bhavnagar, District Bhavnagar, Gujarat

 

Rs. 93, 34,443/-

 

Hanuman Timbo, Pachhrgam, Vallabhipur Taluka, Bhavnagar, Gujarat

 

 

Thapnath Mahadev Hill top and foothill Umrala, Gujarat

 

Agroha, District-Hissar, Haryana

 

Rs. 1,26,51,272/-

 

Dwarka, Gujarat

 

Rs. 1,00,54,958/-

 

Brahmagiri/Haneya, District- Bhitradurga, Karnataka

 

Rs. 9,34,259/-

 

Sari Deul Complex, Bhubaneswar Locality, Khordha District, Odisha

 

Rs. 2428505/-

 

Morabandar area of the Elephanta Island, Uran Tehsil, Raigad District, Maharashtra

 

Rs. 99,17,321/-

 

Ancient site Lothal, Saragwala village, Ahmedabad District, Gujarat

 

Rs. 69, 34,479/-

 

Rakhigarhi, Narnaund Tehsil, Hisar District, Haryana

 

Rs. 2,16,25,300/-

 

Piprahwa (Ganwaria) Siddhartnagar Uttar Pradesh

 

Rs. 54,35,187/-

 

Ashok Rock Inscription (Fort Jaugada), Pandya, Purushottampur Ganjam Odisha

 

Rs. 34, 51,306/-

 

Pre-Historic Site, Janampet, Janampet Locality, Badradri Kothagudam District, Telangana

 

Rs. 20,00,000/-

 

Remains of Ancient fort of Garh locally known as Raja Bali ka Garh, Balirajgarh, Madhubani District, Bihar

 

Rs.17,19,592/-

 

Habitation mounds at Kumarikkalpalayam, Uthukuzhi taluk, Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu

 

Rs. 27,30,782/-

 

Kamalapura, Kamalapura Locality, Vijayanagara District, Karnataka

 

Rs. 3,09,345/-

 

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M Annadurai


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