July 12th 2010 (BVHA): Dr. Atique R. Siddiquie, Superintending Archaeologist of Agra Circle visited the ASI protected monuments of Govind Dev and Yugal Kishor in Vrindavan. On Sunday last some pieces of the roof fell into the temple compound at the Govinda Deva temple. Luckily no one was present at the time and so there was no injury. Still the matter was one of concern to the ASI and occasioned the visit. He gave some instructions to the local caretakers and then went to the Yugal Kishor temple, where he also inspected the location where the half-moon bridge was being built near Kesi Ghat. javascript:void(0)
A delegation of the Braj-Vrindavan Heritage Alliance comprised of Acharya Naresh Narain, Madhumangal Shukla, Ram Narain Brajwasi, Ravindra Kulshreshtha, Manmohan Pareekh and Jagannath Poddar met the Superintending Archaeologist at the Yugal Kishor Temple.
The delegation demanded that the ASI protected monuments be properly taken care of and that no construction should be allowed around them as per the law. Mr. Siddiqui asked for all concerned with the protection of these monuments to report to him if there is any construction around them and that he will take immediate action against it.
When people asked him if the ASI supports the construction of the bridge he replied in the negative.
The Alliance members requested him to make a reply of the Right to Information letter sent to him one month back.
The BVHA members also demanded that the historical Kesi Ghat be protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. Mr. Siddiqui said that the Alliance should ask the District Magistrate to write a letter to the Director General of the ASI about the protection of this ghat of religious importance.
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