Preserved by ASI for over thirty years, villagers are unaware of value of historic site, artefacts
(WorldNews India)

LUDHIANA: Over 30 years have passed since the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) acquired possession of 8.5acres of land in the Sunet area for excavation of ancient coins and artefacts. However, other than a few old residents of the village, not many are aware about the importance this place holds. The members of NGO Maha Sabha had raised the demand to construct a museum near the site to display the excavated materials, but no heed was paid to it. Some of the villagers still possess these ancient artefacts. They claimed that they used to collect these items during the rainy season or while digging up the land for construction of their houses. `As a child I used to collect these ancient...