VARANASI: On the last day of four weeks’ time allowed by the court to conduct a scientific study and survey of the Gyanvapi compound, the ASI on Saturday moved the court of Varanasi district judge seeking another eight weeks to finish the report.
As district judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha was not present, additional district judge-I Sanjiv Kumar Sinha was in the charge of his court. The application moved by ASI contained the details of the scientific investigation and survey of the Gyanvapi compound and also cited the reason to seek more time for its completion.
‘Remove soil, debris from complex without damage’
Standing government counsel Amit Srivastava, who moved the ASI’s application before the court on Saturday, said, “The application had been produced before in-charge DJ Sanjiv Kumar Sinha, who asked to put it up before the district judge.” Issuance of date for hearing on this application is awaited, he added. “ASI started the survey by engaging a team of archaeologists, archaeological chemists, epigraphists, surveyors, photographers and other technical persons for scientific investigation and documentation. A team of experts from National Geophysical Research Institute (BGRI), Hyderabad, is also conducting GPR survey and acquired data is being analysed and studied,” the application said.
In its plea, the ASI mentioned, “During the survey and investigation, it was found that a lot of debris, garbage, discarded items, loose solid and building material such as bricks, loose stone slabs and fragments, fallen material etc are dumped on the floor level in cellars as well as around the structure, covering the original features of the structure. Cleaning of the debris etc above the working floor level is in progress to examine the structures scientifically. As the court has directed to conduct the survey beneath the ground of all the cellars, it is necessary that soil and debris dumped there is removed without causing any damage to the standing structure.”
As the debris are being removed very carefully and systematically, which is a slow process and going to take some more time before the ground of all the cellars is cleared for survey as directed by the court, the ASI said. The ASI had started the scientific study of Gyanvapi mosque on July 24 in compliance with the district judge’s July 21 order. However, the Gyanvapi mosque management committee – Anjuman Intezamia Masajid – filed a revision petition before the Allahabad high court. On the HC orders, the ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque was halted on July 24. Later, on August 3, the HC dismissed the objection of AIM against the district judge court’s order. The AIM approached the Supreme Court but got no relief. The ASI resumed the survey on August 4. As per the July 21 order, the ASI had to submit its report by August 4. But, the ASI later sought four weeks’ time to complete the survey, which the DJ granted on August 5.
As district judge Ajay Krishna Vishvesha was not present, additional district judge-I Sanjiv Kumar Sinha was in the charge of his court. The application moved by ASI contained the details of the scientific investigation and survey of the Gyanvapi compound and also cited the reason to seek more time for its completion.
‘Remove soil, debris from complex without damage’
Standing government counsel Amit Srivastava, who moved the ASI’s application before the court on Saturday, said, “The application had been produced before in-charge DJ Sanjiv Kumar Sinha, who asked to put it up before the district judge.” Issuance of date for hearing on this application is awaited, he added. “ASI started the survey by engaging a team of archaeologists, archaeological chemists, epigraphists, surveyors, photographers and other technical persons for scientific investigation and documentation. A team of experts from National Geophysical Research Institute (BGRI), Hyderabad, is also conducting GPR survey and acquired data is being analysed and studied,” the application said.
In its plea, the ASI mentioned, “During the survey and investigation, it was found that a lot of debris, garbage, discarded items, loose solid and building material such as bricks, loose stone slabs and fragments, fallen material etc are dumped on the floor level in cellars as well as around the structure, covering the original features of the structure. Cleaning of the debris etc above the working floor level is in progress to examine the structures scientifically. As the court has directed to conduct the survey beneath the ground of all the cellars, it is necessary that soil and debris dumped there is removed without causing any damage to the standing structure.”
As the debris are being removed very carefully and systematically, which is a slow process and going to take some more time before the ground of all the cellars is cleared for survey as directed by the court, the ASI said. The ASI had started the scientific study of Gyanvapi mosque on July 24 in compliance with the district judge’s July 21 order. However, the Gyanvapi mosque management committee – Anjuman Intezamia Masajid – filed a revision petition before the Allahabad high court. On the HC orders, the ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque was halted on July 24. Later, on August 3, the HC dismissed the objection of AIM against the district judge court’s order. The AIM approached the Supreme Court but got no relief. The ASI resumed the survey on August 4. As per the July 21 order, the ASI had to submit its report by August 4. But, the ASI later sought four weeks’ time to complete the survey, which the DJ granted on August 5.