Purana Quila in Delhi, Rakhigarhi in Haryana, Bibi ka Maqbara in Maharashtra, the Church of St. Augustine in Old Goa. The Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat are among the 31 locations where ASI will conduct excavations.
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has allowed excavation operations at many sites around the nation. Including those in Gujarat’s Gulf of Kutch and Uttar Pradesh’s Gomti River. Surprisingly, the list also includes places in and around Harwan as well as surrounding portions of Srinagar’s Zabarwan Hills.
The ancient monastery of Harwan thought to have played a crucial role in Buddhist history. On the command of Kushana monarch Kanishka I. The 4th Buddhist council of the Mahayana school of Buddhism held here in the 1st or 2nd century CE.
The ASI’s list of 31 excavation sites includes Purana Quila in Delhi and Rakhigarhi in Haryana. Where a new phase of excavation has already begun. Other places include the Bibi ka Maqbara in the Maharashtra region of Aurangabad. The Rakhigarhi district of Haryana, the Church of St. Augustine in Old Goa, and the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat.
Pratima Garh and neighbouring regions in Assam, and Vembakottai in Tamil Nadu, are among the 16 locations. Where excavation would carried out by the corresponding state government. Universities will dig sites around the Gomti River. In Rudauli tehsil in Ayodhya district, Mahavan in Varanasi district, and Kutch district.