Ancient ruins of bridge discovered at River Ravi

Remains found from area between Mehmood Booti and Bheeni where digging has been going on since years.

LAHORE: Ancient ruins reportedly of an old bridge were discovered during an excavation campaign on the banks of River Ravi on Monday.

The remains appear to be of a bridge but the details will be revealed after the Department of Archaeology studies it.

The remains were found from area between Mehmood Booti and Bheeni where digging has been going on for several years to remove sand.

They said that only investigations will reveal why this bridge was built in River Ravi and what areas it connected.

The remains of an ancient building attached to pillars were also discovered during the digging. These remains hint that the building was either a castle or a dome.

According to Archaeology Department officials, the pillars built on a large area hint that a catastrophe must have hit this area.