Further excavations to be taken up at Kesaria Stupa : Minister

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New Delhi : Excavations have been carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India at Lauriya Nandangarh in West Champaran district of Bihar, Lauriya Areraj and Kesaria Stupa in East Champaran district, Bihar, from time to time.

Rs 15 lakh has been allotted for scientific clearance and preservation of Kesaria stupa during 2017-18. Development work such as construction of boundarywall and toilet block at Kesaria is being undertaken. The estimated cost for construction of boundarywall and toilet block is about Rs 1.65 crore and Rs 55 lakh respectively. The Excavation Branch-III, Patna, has been directed to take up further excavations at Kesaria stupa to expose the remaining portion. The said monuments are in good state of preservation. Virar Raman Temple at Kesaria is not a protected monument of ASI.

This information was given by Minister of State (IC) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha on January 2, 2018, according to a PIB release.