With the excavation at the site yielding over 31 coin moulds and ten crucibles besides pottery in just one day itself on Sunday, the ASI is all set to write to the State Government to temporary halt construction activity in the region so as to enable it to unearth the valuable ruins before they are demolished. There are sufficient evidences which show that the site was particularly used for minting coins of various metals during the period ruled by king Mihir Bhoja of the Gurjar Pratihara dynasty, Indo-Sassanian dynasty and Shahi dynasty during 7th to 10 century.

“However, unfortunately, the ongoing heavy construction activity at the site is all set to damage the remnants of this important dynasty,” said Dr BR Mani, Additional Director General of the ASI, a premier organisation for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation. Dr Mani along with the ASI team had visited the site on Sunday and recovered over 31 coin moulds, ten min crucibles used to pour melted metal in the moulds and remains of bigger crucibles used for melting metals.

He said that Haryana Government will be requested to issue order to halt the construction activities at some idenitified area at the site so that it can salvage more leftover historical items before they get demolished. In fact, thanks to the three huge electricity towers erected at the site that the region is still spared from getting demolished.

“The three towers have proved lucky for us as most of the artifacts that have been recovered from the mound have been explored below these towers at an area of 100X100 metres. We are hoping to recover more from this area,” said archeologist expert Manmohan Kumar who was instrumental in intimating the ASI about the historically important remains.

“The excavation hold importance as this would shed more light on the history of the periods of Gurjar Pratihara, Indo-Sassanian and Shahi Dynasties. In Mihir Bhoja time Gurjar Partihara Dynasty was at its zenith and peak of prosperity. He was undoubtebly one of the outstanding political figure of India in ninth century and ranks with Dhruva and dhampala as a great general and empire builder.

Dr Mani added that as a matter of fact, it is not possible to seek permanent ban on construction at the site and declare it as excavation site of national importance. “We can only salvage the leftover artifacts from the site.”