The State’s inventory of monuments protected by the Karnataka Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1961, is set to witness an upward revision for the first time in decades.
The Department of Archaeology Museums and Heritage (DAMH) has recommended to the government to notify 181 monuments across the State as protected under the KAMASR Act, 1961.
At present, there are 848 monuments across Karnataka which have been declared and notified as protected under the law and receives priority in conservation and maintenance. Once approved the number of State protected monuments in Karnataka will go up to 1,029.
