New Delhi, Dec 24: A number of steps for conservation and restoration of the Red Fort have already been taken in the area which was previously in the possession of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
Tourism and Culture Minister Jagmohan said in the Rajya Sabha yesterday that the renovation of Red Fort has been executed in accordance with the provisions of the conservation manual and established norms and valid documents.
He said the ASI has refuted the alleged faults pointed out in a public interest litigation filed in the Supreme Court about the nature of conservation and restoration work undertaken by it in the Red Fort.
The ASI refuted the allegations in a sworn affidavit and submitted that the entire restoration/conservation work has been carried out by it in accordance with the provisions of the conservation manual and well established norms as well as valid documents and old records which are in the archives of the ASI, he added.
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