PANAJI: The government has no proposal yet to notify Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim, Lohia Maidan at Margao, Azad Maidan at Panaji and the Martyrs Memorial at Assolna and Patradevi, as places of historical importance under the Archaeology and Archives department.
Minister for Archaeology Subhash Phaldesai, nonetheless said that these places of historical importance connected to the Goa Revolution and Goa Liberation Movement do need to be preserved, protected, maintained, renovated and beautified.
The minister also said that while these sites are not under the protection of the Department of Archaeology. Phaldesai also revealed that the government has already notified 51 monuments and sites in Goa under the Goa Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1978 and Rules 1980.
