Lucknow: In a significant development in the ongoing excavation at the acquired land at Ayodhya, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has said in its progress report that no structural anomalies suggesting evidence of any structure under the demolished Babri mosque had been found in 15 of the new trenches dug up at the site.

The report submitted to the special Bench of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court on June 10 said the Tojo Vikas International ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey had pointed out structural anomalies at the disputed site, but the excavation in 15 new trenches did not confirm to the Tojo survey, sources said.

Structural anomalies were, however, detected in 15 other trenches, the report said.

The ASI has in its earlier report submitted to the court in April sought permission of the court to undertake digging in 30 new trenches.

The ASI had so far carried out excavation work in 72 trenches, of which 30 trenches were dug after taking permission of the High Court.

The progress report said the anomalies indicated in the GPR survey report were either confirmed or partially confirmed in 15 of the new trenches, while they were not detected in the other 15 trenches.

Though the ASI has refrained from reaching any conclusion, the latest progress report at least partially negated the Tojo survey, which had hinted at the existence of some structure beneath the demolished Babri mosque.

PTI