Express News Service
NEW DELHI: With excavation works speeding up in Vadnagar, Gujarat, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is moving a step closure to setting up India’s first experiential museum in the heritage city. The major thrust is on the north-eastern corner of the town, known as Ambaghat. Explorations are simultaneously being done near Ambaji Kotha lake and in Vihar village.
Once the excavation is complete, the site will be converted into India’s first experiential museum showcasing the continuous habitation of 2,500 years of Vadnagar, which is also the hometown of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The museum project, proposed on the lines of the famous Acropolis Museum in Athens (Greece), is being done jointly by the Central and state governments.Vadnagar or Anandpura, the ancient name of the city, finds mention in the travel accounts of Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang, who visited the ancient metropolis during 7th century, said ASI officials.
A senior official of ASI privy to the development said digging is being carried out in 4,000 square metre (sqm) area and the target is to finish the task within six months.
