The Hindu·2 min read·medium
Crack-ridden bastion at Delhi's Purana Qila 'unsafe'; ASI clears restoration plan
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The Archaeological Survey of India has declared a northern bastion of the 16th-century Purana Qila in Delhi as unsafe due to severe structural cracks. Restoration efforts are underway, with the area currently barricaded to ensure public safety.
A northern bastion of the 16th-century Purana Qila here has developed deep structural cracks, its condition ever-deteriorating owing to monsoon spells, with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) declaring the part 'critical and unsafe', and initiating restoration works.
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