Citizens to help in care of monuments

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Archaeological Survey of India-protected monuments will have citizens’ advisory boards, to help involve people in maintenance of heritage and give useful suggestions, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said yesterday.

Taj Mahal and other monuments will have 11-member advisory boards comprising eminent people, mediapersons, activists, he said. Suggestions of citizens will be compiled in a report and an action plan with threemonth, six-month deadlines drawn up, he said. (IANS)