Archaeological Survey of India approves excavation at Rakhigarhi in Haryana, several other sites

Published on: 15 Feb 2023 at 03:51 PM

Published by: thefactnews

New Delhi, February 15

Excavation work at several sites across the country, including those along the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat and the Gomti river in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, have been approved by the ASI, a senior official said.

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), in a late night tweet on Tuesday, shared the list of the sites, which includes excavations that will be carried out by the ASI (31 sites), various state governments (16 sites) or universities.

First List of Archaeological excavation approval given by @ASIGoI for the year 2022-23. #excavation #archaeological #archaeologicalexcavation #ArchaeologicalSurveyofIndia,” it tweeted.

The list of 31 sites where the ASI will do excavation includes the Purana Quila in Delhi where a fresh round of excavation had recently begun.