Centre proposes national monument status for three ancient rock painting sites in Agra

New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) The Centre has moved to bring three ancient rock painting sites in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district under national protection, proposing to declare the painted rock shelters at Rasulpur, Patsal and Jajauli villages as monuments of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. The Ministry of Culture, through the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has issued a Gazette notification identifying 2.026 hectares of land across the three sites for proposed protection. All three sites are situated on land owned by the Uttar Pradesh government. According to notification the proposed monuments…