Project ‘Mausam’ is the initiative of Ministry of Culture to be implemented by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and National Museum as associate bodies. This project aims to explore the multi-faceted Indian Ocean ‘world’ – collating archaeological and historical research in order to document the diversity of cultural, commercial and religious interactions in the Indian Ocean. The main objective of the project is to inscribe places and sites identified under Project Mausam as trans-national nomination for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
The details of achievement made so far are as follows:-
SFC primarily approved a fund allocation of Rs 15,244,5021/- for the period of 2015-17, out of which Rs. 42,08,341/- has been utilized. Further, the duration of the project has been extended up to 2020 with the pre-approved fund of Rs 60,039,297/-.
List of 39 Indian Ocean countries identified under Project Mausam:
1 |
Bahrain |
2 |
Bangladesh |
3 |
Cambodia |
4 |
China |
5 |
Comoros |
6 |
Egypt |
7 |
Eritrea |
8 |
Réunion, French Department |
9 |
Indonesia |
10 |
Iraq |
11 |
Iran (Islamic Republic) |
12 |
Jordan |
13 |
Kuwait |
14 |
Kenya |
15 |
Lebanon |
16 |
Madagascar |
17 |
Malaysia |
18 |
Maldives |
19 |
Mauritius |
20 |
Mozambique |
21 |
Myanmar |
22 |
Oman |
23 |
Pakistan |
24 |
Philippines |
25 |
Qatar |
26 |
Singapore |
27 |
Sri Lanka |
28 |
Saudi Arabia |
29 |
Seychelles |
30 |
Somalia |
31 |
South Africa |
32 |
Sudan |
33 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
34 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
35 |
Thailand |
36 |
Turkey |
37 |
United Arab Emirates |
38 |
Viet Nam |
39 |
Yemen |
The above information was given by Minister of State (independent charge) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate change Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in reply to an Unstarred Question in the Lok Sabha today.
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