On Saturday at 8:00 am, the survey got underway at the Gyanvapi campus. The ASI team came under heavy protection, went to the dome, Vyasji’s basement, and other locations from the main premises, and conducted investigations there. A lot of significant evidence was gathered during the basement survey.
Today is the fourth day of the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi campus of Varanasi.
A team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has reached the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi for the survey. The security boundaries around the Gyanvapi campus have been upgraded. The process of ASI’s team survey started at 9 in the morning and will continue till 5 in the evening. There will be a lunch break in between. Even during the Namaz, survey activity will be stopped.
3-D imaging of the existing building of Gyanvapi
During the survey, the help of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) was taken for 3-D imaging of the existing building of Gyanvapi. Apart from that, photography and videography are being carried out, as well as mapping and scanning of the Gyanvapi campus interior. So far, no chemical has been used in the investigation. Nor has it been excavated anywhere.
Movement at gate number four of Kashi Vishwanath Dham
Due to Sunday, the number of devotees coming to Kashi Vishwanath Dham is more today. Due to the closure of Ganga Dwar, Baba devotees are being allowed to enter the Dham through three gates. There is a long queue of kanwariyas and devotees on the way to gate number four of Kashi Vishwanath Dham. Everyone wants to know about the survey. The Gyanvapi campus is visible only after entering from gate number four.
Today there will be an investigation into the basement
Advocate Rekha Pathak, representing the Hindu side, said, “It is expected that the basement below will be opened today.” A survey will also be available under the dome. If we get the key today, we can go to the dome. Signs of some figures have been found on the western wall of the complex. Women do not go inside. Only advocates go. Yesterday the basement was cleaned by removing debris. Whatever has been found has not been told to us.
A large number of laborers were called
Today 58 people from ASI, 8 people from the Hindu side, and 3 people from the Muslim side are present for the survey on the Gyanvapi campus. Many laborers have also gone along with the ASI team.
This survey is different from the commission of the Advocate Commissioner
Advocate Anupam Dwivedi said that this survey is completely different from the action taken by the Advocate Commissioner last year. Last year there was no right to touch anything. Only what was visible in front of the eyes was mentioned in the report. The team of ASI is examining it by touching it along with seeing it. As per requirement, samples are also being collected without digging or destroying.
Court has given us four weeks: Lawyer
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque complex survey case, said the commission is carrying out the process and it is a long process. The court has given us four weeks to complete our case. Work is being carried out. In the future, ground-penetrating radar machines will be used. ASI is a premium agency, work will continue.
It Is a long investigation: Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi mosque complex survey case, said a detailed study of the western wall was done yesterday. The existing grass between the western wall and the barricade was removed. The ‘basement’ has been cleaned and the exhaust is being installed. I pointed to a hollow under the central dome, being probed. A section of the central dome that is artificially covered was also mentioned. That is why the investigation is going on. This is a long inquiry.
A team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) reached the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi on the third day of the survey. Security has been increased around the Gyanvapi complex. The survey of the Gyanvapi campus started on the fourth day. The area around one kilometer of the Gyanvapi campus has been converted into a cantonment.
