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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

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