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ASI urged to launch heritage awareness
campaign
Friday May 27, 2011 10:21:03 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
The government has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
to launch a massive public awareness campaign to sensitise people
about the law on the preservation of ancient monuments.
Culture Minister Kumari Selja said the ministry and the ASI
required to tell every citizen so that the Ancient Monuments and
Archaeological Sites and Remains, Amendment and Validation (AMASRA)
Act is not perceived as a threat or impediment, a statement by the
ministry of culture said Friday.
She was addressing a meeting of the central advisory board of the
ASI here.
"The AMASRA Act has been amended in March 2010. The amendments are
in the interest of better protection and maintenance of the
monument precincts. In the amended form, this act will be a useful
tool in the preservation of monuments and heritage and will ensure
that they receive much needed attention from both public and
administrators alike," she said.
She urged the ASI to "launch a massive public awareness campaign
and sensitise citizens to the provisions of the act."
"We need to co-opt the willingness of every citizen so that the
enactment is appreciated by them in the larger context and not
perceived as a threat or impediment to their existence," the
minister said.
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