Lucknow, June 10 -- Approval has been granted to issue the initial notification declaring 31 monuments and sites of archaeological significance in the state as protected. They are located in the districts of Sitapur, Unnao, Hardoi, Barabanki, Kanpur Nagar, Rae Bareli, Pratapgarh, Fatehpur, Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Deoria, Jhansi, Jalaun, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Agra, and Mainpuri, a spokesperson said. The UP Archaeology Advisory Committee recommended declaring these sites protected. Minister of state for tourism and culture Jaiveer Singh stated that the list includes Shiva temple and Kund at Navinagar (Sitapur), Parevajal mound (Sitapur), Mahe Pasi mound (Unnao), Nageshwar temple (Hardoi), Raja Kunwar Girdhari Singh's Samadhi and Baradari (Barabanki), Panchmukhi Shiva temple and an ancient Shiva temple (Kanpur Nagar), and Gang-Kund (Raebareli). The minister said recommendations have also been made to protect the ancient Shiva temple and pond at Rampur Bela (Pratapgarh), the Radhakrishna and Pasi Baba temples (Fatehpur), the Bardpur heritage site (Siddharthnagar), Khadkaula and Khudiya Buzurg mounds (Maharajganj and Deoria), and several heritage structures in Jhansi and Jalaun, including forts, temples and ancient religious sites. Singh added that initial notification has been recommended for the ancient bauli at Sirin (Lalitpur), Charkhari Mangalgarh Fort, Panch Mandir (Ghazipur), Shiva temple at Asavari and Gopal Lal Villa (Varanasi), Hatkant Fort (Agra), and Kheda Mound (Mainpuri)....