. ▁The ▁rest oration ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Ar che ology ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁Cha ub ur ji ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Prote cted ▁Heritage ▁Mon uments ▁of ▁the ▁Arch ae ology ▁Department ▁of ▁P un j ab . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁of ▁Metro ▁construction ▁The ▁Cha ub ur ji ▁monument ▁is ▁situated ▁along ▁the ▁planned ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁Orange ▁Line ▁of ▁the ▁L ah ore ▁Metro . ▁Heritage ▁campaign ers ▁submitted ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁L ah ore ▁High ▁Court ▁as ▁the ▁planned ▁met ro ▁line ▁will ▁pass ▁close ▁to ▁Cha ub ur ji , ▁Sh al imar ▁Gard ens , ▁and ▁nine ▁other ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁Special ▁Prem ises ▁Ord in ance , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁Anti qu ity ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Court ▁halt ed ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁met ro ▁within ▁ 2 0 0 ▁feet ▁of ▁any ▁her itage ▁site , ▁including ▁Cha ub ur ji ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prevent ▁what ▁UN ES CO ▁term ed ▁as ▁potentially ▁" ir re vers ible ▁damage ," ▁were ▁the ▁line ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁in ▁its ▁present ▁form . ▁The ▁Cha ub ur ji ▁station ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁under ground , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁an ▁elev ated ▁station ▁to ▁comp ly ▁with ▁the ▁UN ES CO ▁reg ulations