The treasure hunt that began 12 days ago at Unnao, in Eastern Uttar Pradesh in India had yielded nothing contrary to predictions by the Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) who accordingly followed the calculations of Geological Survey of India(GSI) that some non magnetic material is buried at the site.
Adding to the speculation and predictions, a local priest too claimed to have saw a dream of 1000 tonnes of gold being buried at the site. But after 11 days of excavations and digging at the site, the ASI has found nothing of significance at the site.
Media frenzy followed the news of excavation procedures taken up by the ASI for retrieval of ' 1000 tonnes of gold' according to Sadhu's dream.
Now since the ASI has decided to call off the operations, questions are being asked, what have led to the procedures to start the digging at site in the first place.
ASI now has no one but to ask itself after the euphoria it helped created in the first place.
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Oct 18, 2013
Treasure hunt at a fort site in India results in media spotlight
There is lot of media coverage at the fort site of Raja Rao Ram Bux in this remote village of India, Unnao in Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Sandwiched between Kanpur in south and Lucknow in the north, this sleepy village suddenly started making headlines in the media.
The reason behind this spectacle is a dream by a Sadhu (Priest) of a local temple in Unnao. It is reported that Sadhu has dreamed a while ago that there is treasure hidden in a fort and made subsequent pleas with the Goverment to excavate it.
After his representation, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Geological Survey of India (GSI) made their observations and decided to excavate the area.
This has resulted in a frenzied activity in this small village, with huge media presence.
Also people from surrounding towns and villages have arrived to watch the spectacle.
The site is a fort of a 19th century king Raja Rao Ram Bux who is said to have been martyred in 1857 revolt against the British colonial rule.
A public interest litigation has also been filed in the Supreme Court of India, where petitioner requests for the supervision of the court authorities to safe guard if any hidden treasure is found.
And the matter has been listed for hearing pending some changes in the original application according to reports.
Valleyz.Blog
Sandwiched between Kanpur in south and Lucknow in the north, this sleepy village suddenly started making headlines in the media.
The reason behind this spectacle is a dream by a Sadhu (Priest) of a local temple in Unnao. It is reported that Sadhu has dreamed a while ago that there is treasure hidden in a fort and made subsequent pleas with the Goverment to excavate it.
After his representation, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and Geological Survey of India (GSI) made their observations and decided to excavate the area.
This has resulted in a frenzied activity in this small village, with huge media presence.
Also people from surrounding towns and villages have arrived to watch the spectacle.
The site is a fort of a 19th century king Raja Rao Ram Bux who is said to have been martyred in 1857 revolt against the British colonial rule.
A public interest litigation has also been filed in the Supreme Court of India, where petitioner requests for the supervision of the court authorities to safe guard if any hidden treasure is found.
And the matter has been listed for hearing pending some changes in the original application according to reports.
Valleyz.Blog
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