46thsession of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO
46thsession of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO
Currently, there are 43 World Heritage Properties in India. The list of these properties is attached as Annexure-I.
The 46thmeeting of World Heritage Committee was held in New Delhi from 21st July to 31st July. The details of the agenda discussed are attached as Annexure-II. In this meeting, “Moidams-the Mound Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty, Charaideo, Assam” has been inscribed as the 43rd World Heritage Property of India.
India has submitted the nomination dossier for the Serial Nomination of Maratha Military Landscape of India in 2024. The nominated property comprises 12 components, situated across various geographical and physiographic regions in the states of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. These components include Salher Fort, Shivneri Fort, Lohagad, Khanderi Fort, Raigad, Rajgad, Pratapgad, Suvarnadurg, Panhala Fort, Vijaydurg, Sindhudurg, and Gingee Fort.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Annexure-I
India: World Heritage Sites
Sl. No.
Site
State
Year
Agra Fort
Uttar Pradesh
1983
Ajanta Caves
Maharashtra
1983
Ellora Caves
Maharashtra
1983
Taj Mahal
Uttar Pradesh
1983
Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
Tamil Nadu
1984
Sun Temple, Konarak
Odisha
1984
Kaziranga National Park
Assam
1985
Keoladeo National Park
Rajasthan
1985
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Assam
1985
Churches and Convents
Goa
1986
Fatehpur Sikri
Uttar Pradesh
1986
Group of Monuments at Hampi
Karnataka
1986
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Madhya Pradesh
1986
Elephanta Caves
Maharashtra
1987
Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikondacholapuran and Darasuram
Tamil Nadu
1987 & 2004
Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
Karnataka
1987
Sundarbans National Park
West Bengal
1987
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Uttarakhand
1988 & 2005
Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi
Madhya Pradesh
1989
Humayun’s Tomb
Delhi
1993
Qutb Minar and its Monuments
Delhi
1993
22a Mountain Railway of India (Darjeeling)
22b Nilgiri
22c Kalka – Shimla
West Bengal
Tamil Nadu
Himachal Pradesh
1999
2005
2008
Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
Bihar
2002
Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka
Madhya Pradesh
2003
Champaner – Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Gujarat
2004
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
(formerly Victoria Terminus)
Maharashtra
2004
Red Fort Complex
Delhi
2007
The Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Rajasthan
2010
Western Ghats
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
2012
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
30a Chittorgarh
30b Kumbhalgarh
30c Jaisalmer
30d Ranthambhore
30e Amber
30f Gagron
Rajasthan
2013
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan
Gujarat
2014
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
Himachal Pradesh
2014
Archeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda
Bihar
2016
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
Chandigarh
2016
Khangchendzonga National Park
Sikkim
2016
Historic City of Ahmadabad
Gujarat
2017
Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
Maharashtra
2018
Jaipur City
Rajasthan
2019
Dholavira: a Harappan City
Gujarat
2021
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple
Telangana
2021
Santiniketan, India
West Bengal
2023
Sacred Ensemble of Hoysalas
Karnataka
2023
Moidams – the Mound-Burial System of the Ahom Dynasty
Assam
2024
Annexure-II
Provisional Agenda of the 46th Session of The World Heritage Committee (New Delhi, 2024)
3A. Adoption of the Agenda
3B. Adoption of the Time table
5A. Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and the implementation of the World Heritage Committee’s decisions
5B. Reports of the Advisory Bodies
5C. Progress report on the implementation of the Strategy for World Heritage in Africa
6A. World Heritage-related Capacity-Building activities and Follow-up to the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy
6B. Progress report on the activities concerning the implementation of the World Heritage Convention by the World Heritage-related category 2 centres
7A. State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
7B. State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
8A. Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 15 April,2024
8B. Nominations to the World Heritage List
8C. Update of the World Heritage List and of the List of World Heritage in Danger
8D. Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties
8E. Review and approval of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value
9A. Upstream Process
10A.Report on the results of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise in Europe and North America