SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has identified three heritage sites in Jammu North constituency, while no monument or fort has been identified in the constituency, according to a reply by the Department of Culture.
The sites are the Ancient Raghunath Temple at Raipur Lower Domana, AapShambu Mandir at Roop Nagar and the Ancient Temple at Barnai.
The department said none of the three sites had been declared a protected monument under the J&K Ancient Monuments Preservation Act, 1977 Samvat (1920 AD), read with the Amendment Act, 2010.
However, restoration and preservation works have been taken up for all three sites under different government schemes.
The reply, submitted in response to an Un-Starred D. No. 1/6/332 raised by Jammu North MLA Sham Lal Sharma, said works relating to the Ancient Raghunath Temple at Raipur Lower Domana and the Ancient Temple at Barnai had been taken up under the CAPEX Plan for 2026-27.
The Ancient Temple at Barnai has a project cost of Rs 45.01 lakh, against an approved allocation of Rs 5 lakh for 2026-27, of which Rs 2.50 lakh has been released.
For the improvement of AapShambu Mandir at Jammu, a project costing Rs 29.46 lakh has been approved under Phase-III of the Scheme for Revival, Restoration, Preservation and Maintenance of Architecture and Heritage in Jammu & Kashmir. Against an approved allocation of Rs 10 lakh for 2026-27, Rs 5 lakh has been released.
The revival and restoration of the Ancient Raghunath Temple at Ward No. 5, Raipur Lower Domana, has a project cost of Rs 80 lakh under CAPEX New Works 2026-27. An allocation of Rs 10 lakh has been approved for the current financial year, of which Rs 5 lakh has been released.
The department said no case of encroachment had been reported at the three heritage sites as per its office records.
It also said none of the three sites had been covered under the PRASHAD Scheme during the last two years, according to information reported by the Tourism Department.
The Culture Department said the sites were instead being taken up for preservation and restoration under the CAPEX Plan and the heritage revival scheme.
