LUCKNOW After the Sambhal district administration determined to guard all historic monuments in that historic city, a workforce from Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) Meerut circle, which began a survey of the ‘Rani ki Bawdi’ stepwell in Chandausi tehsil in a bid to preserve the construction, continued the train on Thursday too.
A two-member workforce of the ASI from Meerut has began a survey of the Ranki Ki Bawdi (stepwell) in Sambhal. (Company)
The Sambhal administration and the ASI workforce additionally visited historic Firozshah fort in Firozpur village on Wednesday and eliminated unlawful buildings, together with a wall constructed illegally to dam fort’s entrance.
“A two-member team of the ASI from Meerut started a survey of the Ranki Ki Bawdi (stepwell) on Wednesday. The team also collected samples for carbon dating,” mentioned Neetu Rani, sub divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM), Chandausi.
“In the ongoing excavation work of the stepwell, its first floor is now clearly visible. Most likely two more floors are still there to be excavated,” the SDM added.
The Sambhal administration got here to know concerning the 150-years-old stepwell, unfold into 400-sq metre, in Laxman Ganj space of Sambhal district’s Chandausi tehsil on December 11, resulting in its excavation.
“All places of historic and religious importance will be conserved,” mentioned Sambhal district Justice of the Peace Rajender Pensiya.
The Sambhal administration has additionally began the restoration work of 365-year-old Firozshah fort. It was constructed through the interval 1656-1659 and is unfold into 1.2 hectare. Mughal king Shahjahan obtained the fort constructed for his loyalist Sayyed Firoz.
Even if the fort is an ASI protected monument, it’s in a dilapidated situation and several other unlawful buildings have come up there.
“The ASI team today (Thursday) surveyed the fort, Brahma kund and other religious structures in Sambhal. All of them will be conserved,” mentioned Vandana Mishra, SDM, Sambhal.
“Illegal structures within the Sambhal fort and the illegal wall blocking its entrance have been demolished,” Mishra added.
As per the Sambhal administration, the ASI will put together a proper proposal with estimated funds required for the restoration venture.
A four-member workforce of the ASI on December 20 carried out a survey and carbon relationship on the Kartik Mahadev temple also referred to as Bhasma Shankar temple at Khaggu Sarai in Sambhal and 5 different Hindu pilgrimage websites, together with Bhadrak Ashram, Swargdeep and Chakrapani and 19 wells.
The temple was reopened after 46 years on December 13 after the authorities mentioned they stumbled upon the construction throughout a drive towards energy theft. It had remained locked since 1978. The temple has an idol of Lord Hanuman and a Shivling.
The second spherical of survey was carried out on December 21. The ASI workforce collected artefacts recovered from wells, samples from the temple’s partitions and dust for carbon relationship.