The Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, which is hamstrung by paucity of staff and funds, will take the MGNREGA route for maintenance of protected and unprotected heritage sites and monuments in Karnataka.
Archaeology Department of Karnataka handles 844 monuments and sites while 609 sites are under the ambit of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
The proposed initiative will cover the protected and unprotected sites in Karnataka, most of which lack even a fence, so as to prevent encroachment.
