New Delhi, 25 July 2014

UNESCO recently declared Gujarat’s Queens Stepwell(Patan) as World Heritage Site. Earlier UNESCO had declared Gujarat’s Champaner as World Heritage Site. But for Gujarat, this is not the end.

There are five more sites from Gujarat listed under the tentative list.

As per Union minister Shri Shripad Naik’s reply to Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani, “As per Operational Guidelines of World Heritage Committee, to consider the proposal for inscription in World Heritage List, the property need to be listed under the Tentative list.” Among total 46 Indian sites in tentative list of UNESCO for World Heritage Site status following are from Gujarat:

-Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town, Lothal(15 April 2014)
-Dholavira: A Harappan City(15 April 2014)
-Historical city of Ahmedabad(31 March 2014)
-Wild Ass Sanctuary, Litle Rann of Kutch(15 March 2006)
-Sites of Satyagrah, India’s non-violent freedom movement(15 April 2014)
(About the Sites of Satyagraha: There are total 22 sites mentioned in the list which include 6 from Gujarat. They are: Gujarat Vidyapith, Sites of Bardoli Satyagraha, Sites of Kheda Satyagraha, Dandi March route, Sabarmati Ashram and Kochrab Ashram in Ahmedabad.)

Union minister Shri Shripad Naik in his reply to member of parliament Shri Parimal Nathwani shared a list of Indian nominations for World Heritage Sites. Following is the entire list:

1. Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (03/07/1998)
2. Apatani Cultural Landscape (15/04/2014)
3. Archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town, Lothal (15/04/2014)
4. Bahá’í House of Worship at New Delhi (15/04/2014)
5. Bhitarkanika Conservation Area (26/05/2009)
6. Buddhist Monastery Complex, Alchi, Leh, known as Alchi Chos-kor (03/07/1998)
7. Cellular Jail, Andaman Islands (15/04/2014)
8. Chettinad, Village Clusters of the Tamil Merchants (15/04/2014)
9. Chilika Lake (15/04/2014)
10. Churchgate – Extension to Mumbai CST (28/01/2009)
11. Delhi – A Heritage City (22/05/2012)
12. Desert National Park (26/05/2009)
13. Dholavira: A Harappan City (15/04/2014)
14. Ekamra Kshetra – The Temple City, Bhubaneswar (15/04/2014)
15. Excavated Remains at Nalanda (09/01/2009)
16. Group of Monuments at Mandu, Madhya Pradesh (03/07/1998)
17. Hemis Gompa (01/07/1998)
18. Historic city of Ahmadabad (31/03/2011)
19. Iconic Saree Weaving Clusters of India (15/04/2014)
20. Kangchendzonga National Park (15/03/2006)
21. Mattanchery Palace, Ernakulam, Kerala (03/07/1998)
22. Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty (15/04/2014)
23. Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate (15/04/2014)
24. Monuments of Srirangapatna Island Town (15/04/2014)
25. Mountain Railways of India (Extension) (15/04/2014)
26. Mughal Gardens in Kashmir (13/12/2010)
27. Namdapha National Park (15/03/2006)
28. Narcondam Island (15/04/2014)
29. Neora Valley National Park (26/05/2009)
30. Padmanabhapuram Palace (15/04/2014)
31. River Island of Majuli in midstream of Brahmaputra River in Assam (02/03/2004)
32. Sacred Ensembles of the Hoysala (15/04/2014)
33. Santiniketan (20/01/2010)
34. Silk Road Sites in India (20/01/2010)
35. Sites along the Badshahi Marg – The Grand Trunk Road (15/04/2014)
36. Sites of Saytagrah, India’s non-violent freedom movement (15/04/2014)
37. Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab (05/01/2004)
38. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam (15/04/2014)
39. Temples at Bishnupur, West Bengal (03/07/1998)
40. The Glorious Kakatiya Temples and Gateways (15/04/2014)
41. The Neolithic Settlement of Burzahom (15/04/2014)
42. The Qutb Shahi Monuments of Hyderabad Golconda Fort, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Charminar (10/09/2010)
43. The Victorian & Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai (22/05/2012)
44. Thembang Fortified Village (15/04/2014)
45. Urban and Architectural Work of Le Corbusier in Chandigarh (23/10/2006)
46. Wild Ass Sanctuary, Little Rann of Kutch (15/03/2006)