Challenges in Preservation of Indian Heritage

Trade in illicitly procured Temple Idols	India is a Signatory of UNESCO convention on Preventing illicit import, export and Transfer of ownership of cultural Property
Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites
Tempering by the citizens
Low Involvement of NGOs and Civil Society
Decaling interest in traditional form of art like Circus, Nautanki, Drama, classical dance and music , Mela and festival
Survival challenge to various folk arts like Kalbalia of Rajasthan, Madari,

Preservation and maintenance	Now rule on 100 meters(no development zone) range of ancient monuments and another 100 meter of regulatory zone Introduced amendment in Parliament to remove this restriction It is just like tiger reserve core and buffer areas It could lead to danger in preservation Article 49 : DPSP preservation and maintenance Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains AMASR Act, 1958
Institution	National Monuments Authority Was doing great work Archaeological survey of India
Issues	Encroachment by government and private individuals Lack of basic manpower Politicians protected encraochers Only protection from court of law Ministry of culture is acting like a Clear House Ministry of culture needs to be reminded that it is a nodal agency to protect monument
Features	Enough Checks Alternative exploration Competant authority to decide what constitutes Public works
Impacts	Pandora's box could be opened
Way forward	Need for better and   Article 49 Safety, security and aesthetics Urban Arts commission in every city Need of a holistic strategy for preservation and conservation of monuments Citizen and Civil society should come forward and raise their voice to protect their culture and heritage Lesson could be learnt from advance countries (stringent laws) A Gift to future generation Collective heritage

Decline of Regional language in medieval era

No litrary source of North-east culture

Geological Heritage	Rocks, minerals, fossils Coral reefs, coastal dunes, inland water bodies Kutch in Gujarat and its vicinity contains fossils of dinosaurs
Cause of decline	30% of world's production of world is in India Unscientifically managed Poor environmental law Illegal mining No public scritny and regualtion Need for sustainbale conservation approaches
Suggesation	Kolar Gold mines can be converted in geological museum which can be used for education purpose Japan has set the example earthquake in Kobe's fault line has been converted into museum
	Geological survey of India is the responsible agency for protection and conservation og geological sites Investorisation of geological heritage and proper regualtion