Paris, Oct. 21 -- Three new sites have been added to India's Tentative List by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, marking an essential step toward formal nomination for World Heritage status.

According to a press release issued by the Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO, the newly included sites cover key geological and archaeological landscapes, namely the Karst-mud-volcano Complex of Baratang and Andaman Subduction Volcanoes in Andaman & Nicobar Islands and the Sirpur Cultural and Archaeological Landscape in Chhattisgarh.

Highlighting the significance of the achievement, the Indian mission noted that inclusion on the inventory is a crucial preliminary stage for any historical or natural site under consideration for global recognition...