(a) whether the Government has asked the Central Building Research
Institute to find the remains that have been hidden in the Red Fort
over the years ;
(b) if so, the details in this regard and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the response of the Central Building Research Institute and the status
in the matter ?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM AND CULTURE (SMT. AMBIKA SONI)
(a) Yes, Sir. The Archaeological Survey of India had requested the Central
Building Research Institute, Roorkee for conducting Ground Penetrating
Radar Survey (GPRS) to find out the details of buried structural remains at
selected points within the Red Fort on trial basis.
(b)to(c) The survey was conducted as part of the exercise for formulation of
the comprehensive Conservation Management Plan of the Red Fort.The
sample Ground Penetrating Radar Survey (GPRS) had indicated existence of
structural remains on the south part of Chhatta Bazar and Mehtab Bagh.Trial
excavations have tentatively confirmed the findings.