A team from IIT-Kanpur will help the Archeological Study of India (ASI) conduct a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque at the complex on the sixth day of the survey on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, the use of GPR technology will start in the Gyanvapi ASI survey today. GPR is a strong, non-intrusive, and non-destructive strategy used in imaging underground designs and sub-surface planning.
On August 3, the Allahabad High Court made a critical ruling certifying the continuation of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque premises. In a setback to the petition recorded by the Muslim litigants, the court dismissed their solicitation for a stay on the order request given by the Varanasi court.
The court emphasised that the scientific survey by ASI was essential in the pursuit of justice. In any case, was clarified that the study wouldn't include any type of excavation inside the premises.
Fourth day of survey
The Archeological Study of India (ASI) team surveyed the northern wall, dome, and basements of the Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi on Tuesday, the fourth day of the court-ordered exercise to decide whether the mosque was built over a sanctuary. Individuals from the Muslim side were additionally present during the survey.
The ASI group completed work on measurement, mapping, and photography of the Gyanvapi complex, government counsel Rajesh Mishra said. The group partitioned itself into three groups and studied the northern wall, the dome, and the basements of the complex, he said.
Vishnu Shankar Jain, the Hindu side's lawyer, said a detailed scientific study is being finished inside the premises as indicated by the court order. Subhash Chaturvedi, one more lawyer of the Hindu side, said the ASI group is gathering proof; furthermore, the dome and pavilion of the complex, and the basements were surveyed.
On Friday, the first day of the ASI study, the Muslim side boycotted the exercise. The mosque's 'wazu khana', where a structure guaranteed by Hindu litigants to be a 'shivling' exists, won't be essential for the study - - following a prior Supreme Court order safeguarding that spot in the complex.
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