200-yr-old tunnel unearthed in Mumbai

Mumbai, Oct 20 (PTI) A 200-year-old tunnel was unearthed
by the workers of the General Post Office (GPO) in its
compound at south Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.
"Since decades the flag-hosting ceremony is conducted
at this spot but we never knew about the tunnel. The lid was
believed to be a drainage cover until few workers lifted them
and found ladders running down," Postal Services, Director,
Abha Singh said.
The discovery of this ancient tunnel was made on Friday,
after a newspaper reporter learnt about the place and informed
GPO authorities to check it.
According to GPO workers, the tunnel that resembles a
"dark cave-like structure" has a vast hall, thick walls,
pillars, muddy floor and unidentifiable plants with pretty
flowers among other things.
"We would visit the site and study if the place has
any heritage value or historical background," Mumbai Heritage
Committee, Chairman, Dinesh Afzalpurkar, said in the west
Indian state of Maharashtra. PTI KKP
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