ASI fails to stop encroachments
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24/11/2002
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Hindu (New Delhi)
It might be a week to celebrate heritage for the Archeological Survey of India. But if the condition of some of their "protected'' monuments is anything to go by, there seems to be very little to celebrate. And probably, nothing illustrates this point more than the recent High Court ruling which directs demolition of Delhi Development Authority Officer's Club by November 29, which is built well within the "prohibited'' area of 300 metres of the Siri Fort wall, a "protected'' monument. But while the ASI might succeed in getting the Club demolished, there are other "protected'' monuments within the Siri Fort area, which have not only been encroached upon, but have structures built much closer to them than the Officer's Club. And the demolition of this one stru