GUWAHATI, June 22: Chief Minister Sarbanda Sonowal has directed the Cultural Affairs Department to take immediate steps for conservation of historical sites date back to the times of Mottock Rulers, including Sarbanda Singha. The Chief Minister has issued the direction for declaration of the historical sites as protected sites under Assam Ancient Monuments and Records Act, 1959. According to press release, the sites which will be protected under the Act include Kunti Pukhuri, Sarogodha Pukhuri, Borgodha Pukhuri, Tinkunia Pukhuri, Selukia Pukhuri, Lamten Pukhuri, Borphukhuri, Bator Pukhuri, Bengmora Pukhuri, -Pukhuri and Chauldhua Pukhuri.