| Dehra Dun: The ruins of Poompuhar, a flourishing port town dating back to the Chola period off Nagapatnam in Tamil Nadu, has been located under a joint project undertaken by the ASI and the National Hydrographic Office. "We have located this town seven metres under sea and will begin diving operations this year in consultation with the ASI," Chief Hydrographer Adm K R Srinivasan said on Wednesday at a press conference on the eve of "Navy day". "The town sank over a period of time due to global warming," he added. He said the town, located within a mile off the coast in the Trancobar area, had sank over a period of time due to global warming. The Admiral said the National Hydrographic office had also taken up the work of locating the remains of 200 ships wrecked since the 17th century in the eastern and western coast. "Last year, we located one such shipwreck in the east coast. We have three more such projects on hand", said Adm Srinivasan. "These are marine archaeology projects and we recover valuable items like paintings and porcelain which are evaluated and documented by the Archaeological Survey of India," he said. |
