Protection of Heritage Structures from Natural Disasters in North East
The Minister for Culture and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has said that out of 82 monuments/sites declared as of national importance under the jurisdiction of Archaeological Survey of India in North Eastern Region, three protected monuments in Sikkim namely Dubdi Monastery; Coronation Throne of Norbugang and Rabdentse site of ancient capital of Sikkim have become vulnerable to the recent earthquake. She said this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
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