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SO 202_ Notification Regarding Chiktan Khar and rock carving of lord Buddha Khelmarchay Kargil as protected monuments within the meaning of the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act Samvat 1977

Published 19 June 2026

Ministry
ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH
Gazetteid
SG-LD-E-19062026-1758
Issuedate
2026-06-09
Identifier
in.gazette.ladakh.2026-06-19.1758
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भारत सरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-19062026-1758 SG-LD-E-19062026-1758

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असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

लद्दाख, 19 जून, 2026

LADAKH, FRIDAY, JUNE, 19, 2026

Part II - Section 3

के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

Department of Tourism and Culture

NOTIFICATION

Ladakh, the 9th June, 2026.

S.O. 202 Whereas, vide Notification SRO-135 dated 26th February, 2019, the following two sites;

1. Chiktan khar (District Kargil).

Khasara No Name of the Owner Total Land Status of the Land
Nil State Land (Sarkar Zamin) 14.10 Kanal as per site (As Annexure "A") Beruneline (unmeasured State Land) where ruins of Chiktankhar still exist.
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2. Rock Carving of Lord Buddha (Khelmarchay, Sankoo, District Kargil)

Khasara No Name of the Owner Total Land Status of the Land
157 min State Land (Sarkar Zamin) 03 Marlas (As Annexure "B") Ghairmumkin Chattan (Uncultivable rocky land)

were declared to be the protected monuments within the meaning of the Ancient Monuments, Preservation Act, Samvat, 1977; and

Whereas, objections were invited by the Government within a period of two months as required under sub- section (2) of Section 3 of the said Act to the aforesaid declaration, but no objections were received in this regard.

Now, therefore, the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh in pursuance of sub-section (3) of Section 3 of the Ancient Monuments Act, Samvat, 1977, in its application to the Union territory of Ladakh Vide S.O. 3775(E) of 2020 dated 23.10.2020, hereby confirms the notification SRO 135 of 2019 dated 26th February 2019.

By Order of the Lieutenant Governor Union Territory of Ladakh.

No: Secy/Arc/01/UTL/2026/2025-2034 Dated:09.06.2026

Sd/-

Sanjit Rodrigues (IAS)/संजीत रोडिि ग्स (आईएएस)

Secretary /सचिव

Tourism & Culture Department /संस्कृ ति विभाग

UT of Ladakh/संघ राज्य लद्दाख

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1.Divisional Commissioner/ Commissioner Secretary, Revenue Department, UT Ladakh. 2.Secretary to Hon'ble Lt. Governor, UT of Ladakh for information of the Hon'ble Lt. Governor. 3.Consultant (Law), Law and Justice Department, Ladakh. 4.Deputy Commissioner/CEO, LAHDC, Kargil. 5.Director, Tourism & Culture, UT Ladakh. 6.Technical Director, NIC, Leh for publication in UT Ladakh website. 7.Joint Director, Information Department, UT Ladakh. 8.Deputy Director, Archives, Archaeology & Museum, Ladakh. 9.OSD to Chief Secretary, UT Ladakh for kind information of the Worthy Chief Secretary. 10. E file No. 31277LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 3

Atul Singh Mankotia (JKAS)/ अतुल सिंह मनकोटिया

Under Secretary/अवर सचिव

UT Ladakh/संघ राज्य लद्दाख

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