Uttar Pradesh: search for gold in Unnao begins today; ASI sets five weeks for the task
With the excavation to find the gold buried in Unnao set to begin
on Friday, it is expected to take the Archaeological Survey of India
(ASI) experts five weeks to hit the 'dream' jackpot, if there is any, in
Daundiyakhera of Unnao.
The ASI experts have made it clear that they would go extremely slow when it comes to digging. They have advised the workforce not to dig more than three feet in eight hours.
By the calculation of the seer Sobhan Sarkar, the head priest of revered Shobhan temple, and the Geographical Survey of India (GSI) mapping, the ASI would need to dig 20 metres or close to 65 foot.
With three-foot a day, the excavation would take at least five weeks. "We are employing the most basic way for excavation. Workers will use shovels, spades for digging up two blocks of 10 foot deep each in the first phase of excavation," said PK Mishra, superintendent archaeologist, ASI. "Workers have been instructed to go slow in excavation as the ASI doesn't want to damage any historical artefact it might hit upon in the process."
The ASI has not opted for the technologically driven nondestructive technique it normally applies in such works because of the terrain where dense forest cover poses a problem.
Meanwhile, the all-important seer Shobhan Sarkar, who had been communicating to the media only through one of his disciples so far, made an appearance on Thursday. He told the ASI officials, who paid him a visit, to start the digging on Friday only after he had performed a havan at the site. Amid heightened curiosity and clamour, Swami Om, disciple of head priest of Shobhan temple in Unnao, reiterated the gold would indeed be found.
If not the government was free to throw him into jail. "Don't you think we do not know the pros and cons if the gold is not found? We are men of God and we do not lie. Anyone having any doubt should come along and see it (gold) for real," he said. The administration, on its part, has sanitized the points marked for digging and banned the entry of general public.
In view of the massive public build up, the Unnao police have begun barricading the excavation points and deployed armed police personnel.
"All measures are in place to check publicentry," said Sonia Singh,
SP Unnao. Other than PAC personnel, one subinspector and four armed
constables will remain at the site round-the-clock.
"The situation is being monitored on a day-to-day basis. No one will be allowed to get even close to the excavation site," she said. It may be recalled, saint Shobhan Sarkar had written a letter to the union government three months ago informing it that he had seen a dream about the treasure lying buried on the premises of the fort of Raj Ram Baksh Singh situated in Buxur area of Dandiyakhera village.
This led to the central government directing the DM of Unnao on September 3 to find out the truth.
vikash chandra mishra
PGDM 1st year
The ASI experts have made it clear that they would go extremely slow when it comes to digging. They have advised the workforce not to dig more than three feet in eight hours.
By the calculation of the seer Sobhan Sarkar, the head priest of revered Shobhan temple, and the Geographical Survey of India (GSI) mapping, the ASI would need to dig 20 metres or close to 65 foot.
With three-foot a day, the excavation would take at least five weeks. "We are employing the most basic way for excavation. Workers will use shovels, spades for digging up two blocks of 10 foot deep each in the first phase of excavation," said PK Mishra, superintendent archaeologist, ASI. "Workers have been instructed to go slow in excavation as the ASI doesn't want to damage any historical artefact it might hit upon in the process."
The ASI has not opted for the technologically driven nondestructive technique it normally applies in such works because of the terrain where dense forest cover poses a problem.
Meanwhile, the all-important seer Shobhan Sarkar, who had been communicating to the media only through one of his disciples so far, made an appearance on Thursday. He told the ASI officials, who paid him a visit, to start the digging on Friday only after he had performed a havan at the site. Amid heightened curiosity and clamour, Swami Om, disciple of head priest of Shobhan temple in Unnao, reiterated the gold would indeed be found.
If not the government was free to throw him into jail. "Don't you think we do not know the pros and cons if the gold is not found? We are men of God and we do not lie. Anyone having any doubt should come along and see it (gold) for real," he said. The administration, on its part, has sanitized the points marked for digging and banned the entry of general public.
In view of the massive public build up, the Unnao police have begun barricading the excavation points and deployed armed police personnel.
"All measures are in place to check publicentry," said Sonia Singh,
SP Unnao. Other than PAC personnel, one subinspector and four armed
constables will remain at the site round-the-clock.
"The situation is being monitored on a day-to-day basis. No one will be allowed to get even close to the excavation site," she said. It may be recalled, saint Shobhan Sarkar had written a letter to the union government three months ago informing it that he had seen a dream about the treasure lying buried on the premises of the fort of Raj Ram Baksh Singh situated in Buxur area of Dandiyakhera village.
This led to the central government directing the DM of Unnao on September 3 to find out the truth.
vikash chandra mishra
PGDM 1st year
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