Section 21(1) in The Maharashtra Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1960
(1)No person, including the owner or occupier of a protected area, shall construct any building within the protected area, or carry on any mining, quarrying, excavating, blasting or any operation of a like nature, in such area, or utilize such area or any part thereof in any other manner, without the permission of the State Government:Provided that, nothing in this sub-section shall be deemed to prohibit the use of any such area or part thereof for purposes of cultivation, if such cultivation does not involve the digging of more than one foot of soil from the surface.
