GOVERNMENT OF TOURISM AND CULTURE

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:2136 ANSWERED ON:02.12.2002 DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT SITE BY ASI CHANDRA VIJAY SINGH

Will the Minister of TOURISM AND CULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) names of the monuments in the and division under ASI;

(b) whether Excavations conducted at Madarpur in Moradabad of have unearthed an archaeological site dating to 2nd century B.C.;

(c) steps taken for preservation of the site and the amount allocated for the purpose; and

(d) steps proposed to be taken to further explore to excavate the area? Answer

MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND CULTURE (SHRI JAGMOHAN )

(a) A list of Centrally protected monuments in Moradabad and is annexed.

(b) The excavation conducted in January, 2000 revealed findings datable to 2nd millennium B.C.

(c) & (d) Steps have been taken to conserve the site. An amount of Rs.1,84,093/- has been incurred so far. Further steps have been initiated to explore adjacent areas to assess its archaeological potentiality.

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.12.2002 REGARDING DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT SITE BY ASI

(a)

(i) : S.No. Locality Name of the Centrally Protected Monument/Site

1. Alipur, : Amarpati Khera

2. Alipur, Tehsil:Chandausi Chandesvara Khera

3. Berni, Tehsil;Chandausi Khera or Mound reputed to be the ruin or palace or Raja Vena

4. Bherabharatpur, Tehsil Amorha Large mound, the site of an ancient temple

5. Firozpur, Tehsil Old Fort and its relics 6. Gumthal Khera Ancient Mound

7 Karvar, Tehsil; Large Mound

8. Sambhal, Tehsil;Sambhal Jami Masjid

9. Sarthal Khera, Tehsil; Chandauri Mound 10. Sondhan Muhammadpur, Tehsil; Sambhal Gateway of Karwan Sarai 11. Sondhan Muhammadpur, Tehsil;Sambhal of Karwan Sarai (ii) Jyotibha Phule Nagar District: S.No. Locality Name of the Centrally Protected Monument/Site

1. , Tehsil: Amroha Well or Baoli known as Bah-ka-Kuan

2. Azampur, Tehsil: Talib Khan`s Tomb

3. Azampur, Tehsil: Hasanpur Tomb of Abdul Ghafur Shah

4. Azampur, Tehsil: Hasanpur Tomb or the grand son of Abdul Ghafur Shah and Mosque.

(iii) District: S.No. Locality Name of the Centrally Protected Monument/Site

1. Chandanpura, Tehsil: Mordhaj also known Munawar Jar with lofty mound

2. Chandpur Tehsil : Chandpur Fort

3. Chandpur Tehsil : Chandpur Mosque

4. Daranagar, Tehsil: Bijnor Old British Cemetery

5. Daultabad, Tehsil :Chandpur Ancient Site 6. Jahanabad, Tehsil: Bijnor Tomb of Shujat Khan

7 Mandawar, Tehsil: Mandawar Jami Masjid

8. Mandawar, Tehsil: Mandawar Well

9. , Tehsil: Nagina Old Pathan Fort 10. Najibabad, Tehsil: Najibabad Cemetery of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula 11. Najibabad, Tehsil: Najibabad Pathargarh 12. Najibabad, Tehsil: Najibabad Portion of the old Palace 13. Najibabad, Tehsil: Najibabad Tomb of Nawab Najib-ud-Daula 14. Tip, Tehsil: Bijnor Mound

(b) Bareilly Division

(i) : S.No. Locality Name of the Centrally Protected Monument/Site

1. Aonla, Tehsil; Aonla Begum`s Masjid or three lofty domes

2. Bareilly, Bakar Ganj, Tehsil:Bareilly Tomb of Hafiz-ul-Mulk Rahmet Khan, the Chief

3. Bareilly, Shah Dana, Tehsil:Bareilly Tomb of Hermit Shah Dana

4. Fateh Ganj Large obelisk of red sandston

5. Pachomi or Wahidpur Pachaumi, Tehsil: FaridpurSeveral ancient ruined mound in which Indo Scythian coins are found 6. Ramnagar, Alampur Kot, Jaganathapure Ancient Site

7 Ramnagar, Tehsil: Aonla Fort

8. Ramnagar, Tehsil:Aonla Mound Called Chikatia Khera 9. Ramnagar, Tehsil: Aonla Mound to the south of the tans known as of the Gandhan Sagar and Adisagar 10. Ramnagar, Tehsil: Aonla Small hillock called Katari Khera or Kottari Khera 11. Ramnagar, Tehsil: Aonla Stupa mound 12 Ramnagar, Tehsil: Aonla Two Buddist mounds close to the Konwaru Tal 13. Rehtoia, Tehsil : Aonla Site near Aonla railway station

(ii) District: S.No. Locality Name of the Centrally Protected Monument/Site

1. Budaun, Tehsil: Budaun Dargah of Imadul Mulk alias Pisan Hari-ka-Gumbuz dated A.H.896.

2. Budaun, Tehsil; Budaun Jami Masjid

3. Budaun, Tehsil: Budaun Tomb, Mohalla Behrampur, Tomb of Ikhlas Khan

4. Budaun, Tehsil: Budaun Tomb of Makhduman Jahan, the mother of Alaudin Alam.

(iii) District: S.No. Locality Name of the Centrally Protected Monument/Site

1. Pilibhit, Tehsil: Pilibhit Jami Masjid