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Excavations at seven places – TamilNadu
February 1 , 2022
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- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced that the State government will carry out excavations at archaeological sites across Tamil Nadu.
- The excavations will take place at seven places this year.
- The places are Keezhadi and its surrounding areas (Konthagai, Agaram, Manalur) in Sivaganga district (Phase VIII), Sivakalai in Thoothukudi district (Phase-III), Gangaikondacholapuram in Ariyalur district (Phase III), Mayiladumparai in Krishnagiri district (Phase-II), Vembakottai in Virudhunagar district, Thulukkarpatti in Tirunelveli district and Perumpalai in Dharmapuri district (Phase I).
- The Chief Minister also said that the archaeology department has proposed to conduct a reconnaissance survey in the sea off the coast of Korkai in Thoothukudi district, in association with the Indian Maritime University and National Institute of Ocean Technology.
- The survey will be undertaken near the estuary where the river Tamirabarani flows into the sea.
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