Dwarka, March 28: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has started a research based campaign to discover ancient heritage in Lord Krishna’s Dwarka. Under this, underwater archaeology wing has been formed. Currently three teams have been engaged in this work, in which two teams are engaged in research in Bet Dwarka and one team in Dwarka. In the first phase, diving operation has been started near Gomti river.
ASI chief Alok Tripathi told reporters at a hotel here on Friday that the work of recruitment and training of new members in the department has been started for the research process. The main objective of the research being done here is to present the historical importance of Dwarka to the world. The government’s future plans also include building an underwater viewing gallery so that Dwarka submerged in the sea can be seen. This research work will play an important role in implementing the government’s ambitious project.
Tripathi said that Dwarka is an important place from historical, cultural and archaeological point of view. Archaeologists and historians have worked in this direction for more than a century. The Archaeological Survey of India also carried out systematic excavations here, first in 1979 and later from 2005 to 2007. However, this was done in a very limited area.
He told that to know the history of this place, the underwater archaeological wing of ASI has started archaeological research. For the first time, diving operations have been done on the banks of the Gomti river in the sea. The current status of the remains found earlier has been studied. Places have been identified for further work in this area. Some new archaeologists are being trained. Archaeological areas of Dwarka and surrounding areas are also being studied.
