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- Recently, the Anang Tal Lake in South Delhi has been declared a monument of national importance through a gazette notification by the Ministry of Culture.
Monuments of National Importance
- The Monuments of National Importance are designated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
- The union government of India is authorised to maintain, protect and promote the Monuments of National Importance.
- An Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 defines an Ancient Monument as follows:
- Ancient Monument means any structure, erection or monument, or any tumulus or place of interment, or any cave, rock-sculpture, inscription or monolith which is of historical, archaeological or artistic interest and which has been in existence for not less than 100 years.
- It should include the following:
- The remains of an ancient monument
- The site of an ancient monument
- The land on which there are fences or protective covering structures for preserving the monument
- Land by means of which people can freely access the monument.
Sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act
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Anang Tal Lake
- History
- It dates back to 1,060 AD.
- The total area of the site was 10.599 acre.
- The city was known earlier as DhillikaPuri, as stone inscriptions excavated by Lord Cunningham have revealed.
- Location
- Anang Tal is situated to the north of Jog Maya temple and approximately 500 metres to the northwest of Qutub Complex.
- Tomar King
- It was built by the 11th Century Tomar king Anang Pal Tomar.
Significance of the recent decision
- Protection by ASI: Once declared to be of national importance, the site would be protected by the ASI and incur restrictions on construction activity in its vicinity.
- It is said to have been a place of a general resort but now it is dried up and used for cultivation.
National Monuments Authority (NMA)
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
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Source: IE
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