Parliament Question: Conservation of Heritage Sites in Palghar

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4025 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025 CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE SITES IN PALGHAR 4025 DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware about the Heritage sites in the Palghar District in Maharashtra which need conservation and development; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the project implemented for conservation and development for the revival of Heritage Sites in the said district during the last ten years? ANSWER MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) There are 286 centrally protected monuments/sites under the care & and maintenance of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in the State

(b) of Maharashtra including 7 monuments/sites in Palghar District.

Conservation and maintenance of monuments/sites is a continuous process and is taken up as per the need and availability of resources.

ASI takes up the conservation and developmental work at centrally protected monuments/sites as per the National Policy for Conservation, 2014 and all monuments/sites in Palgarh District are in good state of preservation. The details of conservation and development works carried out at the monuments/sites of Palghar District in Maharashtra during the last ten years are given at Annexure – I.Annexure – I STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (a&b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4025 FOR 18.08.2025 DETAILS OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT WORKS CARRIED OUT AT THE MONUMENTS/SITES OF PALGHAR DISTRICT IN MAHARASHTRA DURING THE TEN YEARS (Amount in Rs.) Sl.

Name of Work 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 No.

SR (P)/(N/P) Arnala Fort, 1 170850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Arnala,Dist.- Palghar.

Restoration of Pillars in the 2 caves Barad Hill Dist. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Palghar.

Restoration of Bale Killa at 3 408873 0 0 617513 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bassein Fort, Vasai Watertightening& Repairs of the Old Portuguese Remains 4 of Prison Mesericordia Shell 101094 0 54642 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 bath at Bassein Fort, Vasai, Dist.- palghar.

Grill Fencing at Ancient 5 Buddhist Brick Stupa at 1172428 707259 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar Repairs to Rampart & Fort Wall West and North side at 6 544513 1092963 386994 1513400 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bale Killa at Bassein Fort, Vasai, Dist.- palghar.

SR (P) to Bassein Fort, 7 1918907 0 13200 3395898 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vasai Grill Fencing (Remaning Area) at Ancient Buddhist 8 905544 1649613 0 406865 243452 0 0 0 0 0 Brick Stupa at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar Providig Grill Fencing to the 9 (Remaning Area) at 1014517 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar Conservation of St. Baptist 10 Church at Baseein Fort, 0 0 0 122495 770328 840 0 0 0 0 Dist.- Palghar Conservation of Gonsalo 11 Garcia Church at Baseein 0 0 0 1180 14069 3353247 6789096 0 0 0 Fort, Dist.- Palghar Conservation of Franciscan 12 Church at Baseein Fort, 0 0 0 3150 0 840 566 992028 2095285 2050678 Dist.- Palghar Conservation of Repairs to 13 St. Dominican Church at 0 0 0 4720 23604 840 500 0 0 0 Baseein Fort, Dist.- Palghar Providing Approach Pathway and water tightening of 14 0 0 0 2950 11355 840 1378058 0 0 0 caves at Barad Hill Khunwada Dist.- Palghar Conservation and Restoration of Ancient 15 Staircase Near the Entrance 0 0 0 0 1301303 0 0 0 0 0 of Baseein Fort at Vasai, Dist.- Palghar Conservation of Expose of Hidden Structure and Water 16 Tightening the Miserevordia 0 0 0 0 0 840 500 0 0 0 at Basssein fort, Dist.- Palghar Conservation and Restoration of the Buddhist 17 0 0 0 0 0 726 1430617 1737481 0 0 Stupa (Burud Raja cha Kot) at Nalasopara, Dist.- PalgharVegetation Clearance 18 (Schedule Rate) at Bassein 0 0 0 0 0 0 866878 1263453 0 0 Fort, Vasai, Dist.- Palghar Removal of Rank Vegetation & Old Excavated Debris & 19 Garbage at Ancient Brick 0 0 0 0 0 0 1394595 977838 0 0 Stupa at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar Providing of Grill Fencing Over the Dwart Wall North 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 542 1373380 854550 0 Side (Road Side) at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar Providing Approach Pathway at Burud Rajacha Kot 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3736303 875057 0 (Ancient Brick Stupa) at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar.

Installation of 15 Meter - 22 High - Flag Mast at Vasai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 901356 0 0 Fort, Vasai.

Providing Public Amenities Toilet Block Drinking Water 23 at BurudRajachaKot (Stupa) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 230567 448735 3051476 at Nalasopara, Dist.- Palghar.

Fixing of M.S. Grill with Dwarf Wall from Main Gate 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6000 2090064 7011305 to Sea Gate at Bassein Fort, Dist.- Palghar. -----