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Horticulture Branch of Archaeological Survey of India

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The gardens maintained by the ASI are of two categories: those pertaining to monuments which had gardens around them as a part of their original design, and those, usually not as elaborate, which are intended to beautify monuments originally without the appendage of gardens. Under the first category come the monuments erected by the Mughuls, who were renowned for their love of ornamental gardens and orchards. In such cases, traces of the old Flower-Beds and alignment of Water-channels, both for decoration and for IRRIGATION, are in many cases still extant. Such Monuments include Humayun's Tomb, Safjarjung Tomb, Red Fort at Delhi, Bibi-KAmaqbara at Aurangabad, the palaces at Pinjore, Akbar's Tomb, Sikandara, Itimad-ud-daula's Tomb and Ram Bagh at Agra and above all, the Taj at Agra. The maintenance of the gardens attached to these monuments is indeed a difficult task, for any new lay-out has to fall in line with the original design and must be in consonance with what the master-builders had in mind. The maintenance of these ornamental gardens is a necessity, second in importance only to the maintenance of the monuments themselves, for without them the monuments are incomplete. In other cases, eg the Qutb and Lodi monuments at Delhi, the gardens are primarily intended to provide a setting for the monuments and to make the surroundings attractive. While a greater freedom in their lay-out may be allowed here than in the preceding category. In many cases, where the landscape is dry and rugged, the environment is developed through raising lawns and a few trees and hedges. For those monuments which are within or near large cities and attract a large number of visitors, more ambitious gardens are generally planned, but not losing sight of the fact that it is not the objective of archaeologists to provide public parks. In either category, caution is taken against modernising the gardens. Horticulture Branch Near East Gate, Taj Mahal, Agra (Code - 0562) BRANCH horticulture, Headquarter AT AGRA (UP) JURISDICTION: - ALL OVER INDIA Dr. Harbir Singh Director (Horticulturist) Horticulture Branch, Archaeological Survey of India, Gate Nol-3, Mall Road, AGRA-282 001 Phone: 0562 - 2225427, the 2225448th, 2,225,487th Fax: - 0562 - 2332096 E-mai ID: - Dirhor. asi@gmail.com Horticulture DIVISION Nol-I, Headquarter AT AGRA JURISDICTION: - Uttar Pradesh, Uttranchal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Kanchan Singh Cheif Horticulturist Archaeological Survey of India, Horticulture Division-I Nol Nol-L86A Flat, First Floor Parsvanath, Panchvati Taj Nagri Phase-II, Fatehabad Road AGRA-282 001 Phone: - 0562 - 2330257 Fax: - 0562 - 2230586 E-mai ID: - Horagrlasi @ gmail.com Nol-II DIVISION horticulture, Headquarter AT NEW DELHI JURISDICTION: - Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir Shri Ravindra Kumar Dy. Horticulturist Superintending Archaeological Survey of India, Horticulture Division Nol-II Safdarjung Tomb, NEW DELHI-110003 Phone: - 011 - 23011395 Fax: - 011 - 23017377 E-mai ID: - Hordellasi @ gmail.com

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Horticulture Branch of Archaeological Survey of India

Nol-III DIVISION horticulture, Headquarter AT MYSORE JURISDICTION: - Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh & Goa Shri MH Thangal Dy. Horticulturist Superintending Archaeological Survey of India, Horticulture Division III Nol4th Main Road, Hebbal II STAGE, Near Samkanti Circle, MYSORE-the 570017th Phone / Fax: - 0821 - 2303422 E-mai ID: - Hormyslasi @ gmail.com Nol-IV DIVISION horticulture, Headquarter AT BHUBANESWAR JURISDICTION: - Orrissa, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, North - East States Shri RC Sharma Dy. Horticulturist Superintending Archaeological Survey of India, Horticulture Division Nol-IV Puratattava Nivas, Toshali Plaza Appartment, Satya Nagar, BHUBANESWAR - 751007 Phone: - 0674 - 2573761 Fax: - 0674 - 2393057 E-mai ID: - Horbhulasi @ gmail. com

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