DEPARTMENT OK CULTURE

(ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 1 Hh September, 2002

S.O. 989(E).—Whereas by the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Culture (Archaeological

Survey of India) number SO, 538(E), dated 20th May, 2002 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II, Section

3, Sub-section (u) dated the 21 st May, 2002, the Ccm ral Government gave two months' notice of its intention to declare the

monument specified m the Schedule to the said notification tu be of national importance and a copy of the notification was

afli\cd in a conspicuous place near the said monument.

And whereas the said Ga/.ette was made available to the public on 21 -5-2002;

And whereas no objections from the public have been received by the Central Government,

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 4 of the Ancient Monuments and

Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958 (24 of 1958), the Central Government hereby declares the ancient monument

specified in the Schedule annexed hereto, to be of national importance

SCHEDULE

Slate

Delhi

District

North

Tehsil

Tis

Hazan

Locality

Bcla

Road

Name of monu-

ment/site

SalimgarhFort

comprising the

main gate on

noith, ancient

structure near

the main gale

and the entire

fortification

wall

Khasra No. to

be included in

the protection

as per plan

Khasra No.

220 & 221

Khasra No.

222 & 223

Area to be

included

Square

meters/

Bighas-

Biswas/

Acre

59,157 sq

meters or

70.07 big-

has or

14.62

Acres

Ownership

Government:

of India

(L&DO)

Boundary

North. Bcla Road

(Yamuna Ba/^r)

South: Red Fort

with Ring Road

and open land in

between

East: Yamuna River

West • Hanuman

Mandir

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J. R AGGARWAL, Director (Admn)