Minister for Water Resources and Vijayapura district in-charge Minister M.B. Patil has urged the Centre to set up a new circle of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) at Vijayapura to protect its monuments.
In a letter to Union Minister for Culture Mahesh Sharma, Mr. Patil said the district administration has been involving the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) and the Indian Heritage City Networks (IHCN) for evolving a comprehensive plan for heritage development in the city.
