Executive Summary:
This document is a notification from the Archaeological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, declaring an archaeological site and remains in Village Virpurkhurd, Uttarakhand, to be of national importance. The declaration follows a previous notification (S.O. 3996 E, dated August 13, 2018) and a two-month notice period, during which no objections were received from the public. The declaration is made under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
Key Points / Main Content:
Declaration of National Importance:
* The Central Government declares the archaeological site and remains in Village Virpurkhurd, Tehsil Rishikesh, District Dehradun, Uttarakhand, as specified in the schedule and site plan, to be of national importance.
Location and Area Details:
* State: Uttarakhand
* District: Dehradun
* Tehsil: Rishikesh
* Locality: Village Virpurkhurd, Virbhadra
* Site Name: Archaeological Site and Remains
* Khasra Numbers: 87, 86
* Total Area: 0.0726 Hectare
Reference to Previous Notifications and Acts:
* Reference is made to the Government of India notification number S.O. 3996 E, dated August 13, 2018.
* The declaration is made in accordance with subsection 3 of section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958).
Impact Analysis:
Ministry of Culture/Archaeological Survey of India:
* Impact: Responsible for the protection and management of the declared site.
* Action Required: Implement measures for the preservation and conservation of the archaeological site and remains.
Public:
* Impact: The declaration signifies the importance of the site to the nation's heritage.
* Action Required: Respect and adhere to any regulations or guidelines established for the site's protection.
Local Authorities (Uttarakhand Government):
* Impact: The declaration may require cooperation with the Archaeological Survey of India in managing and protecting the site.
* Action Required: Collaborate with the Archaeological Survey of India on matters related to the site's preservation and development.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Culture: The Indian government ministry responsible for the preservation and promotion of art and culture.
Archaeological Survey of India: An Indian government agency under the Ministry of Culture, responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in India.
Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958: An act of the Parliament of India to preserve ancient and historical monuments and archaeological sites and remains of national importance.
New Delhi: The capital city of India, where the notification was issued.
Uttarakhand: A state in India where the archaeological site is located.
Dehradun: A district in Uttarakhand where the archaeological site is located.
Rishikesh: A tehsil in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, where the archaeological site is located.
Virpur Khurd: A village in Rishikesh tehsil, Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, where the archaeological site is located.
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MINISTRY OF CULTURE
(ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 27th December, 2018
S.O. 6350(E).—Whereas, by the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Culture
(Archaeological Survey of India) number S.O. 3996 (E), dated the 13th August, 2018, published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 16th August, 2018, the Central Government gave two
months’ notice of its intention to declare the archaeological site and remains specified in the Schedule annexed to the
notification to be of national importance and a copy of the said notification was affixed at a conspicuous place near the
said archaeological site and remains as required by sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and
Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958);
And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification were made available to the public on 10th September,
2018;
And whereas, no objection has been received from the public for making of such declaration by the Central
Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Ancient Monuments
and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 (24 of 1958), the Central Government hereby declares the said
archaeological site and remains specified in the Site Plan and the Schedule annexed hereto, to be of national importance.
SCHEDULE
Sl. State District Tehsil Locality Name of the Khasra Area Ownership Boundaries
monument or numbers
No (in
site included
Hectare)
under
protection
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Uttarakhand Dehradun Rishikesh Village Archaeological Khasra 0.0676 Swami North:- Khasra
Virpurkhurd, Site and number Hectare Shastri number 87(Part)
Virbhadra Remains, 86(A) Ramanand
Virpurkhurd, (Part) Giri Chela
Virbhadra Swami South:- Khasra
Satyanand number 86 (Part) and
Giri, Niwasi Khasra number 85
Sa. Deh.
Khasra 0.005 Akhara East:- Khasra
number Hectare Niranjani number 86 (Part) and
87(A) Mayapur Khasra number
(Part) Haridwar 87(Part)
Va
Ahatmam
Mahant West:- Khasra
Shankar number 86 (Part) and
Bharati Va Khasra number
Mahant 87(Part)
Ram Kishan
Giri Va
Haridev Giri
Secretary
Panchayti
Akhara
Niwasi
Total Area 0.0726 Mayapur,
Hectare Haridwar
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SITE PLAN OF EXCAVATED SITE AT VILLAGE VIRPUR KHURD,
VIRBHANDRA, TEHSIL-RISHIKESH, DISST. DEHRADUN,
UTTARAKHAND.
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