Old structure found near Golden Temple | Chandigarh News

Amritsar: The remains of an ancient construction believed to be a bunga, a tunnel-like dwelling place, were found during the construction of a ‘jora ghar’ (shoe locker) near the Golden Temple on Thursday evening.
There are unconfirmed records of 82 bungas in the vicinity of the Golden Temple from the Sikh misl period. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief secretary Harjinder Singh Dhami confirmed to have found “an old tunnel” during the digging for the foundation of the ‘jora ghar’. He said the SGPC had informed the deputy commissioner and asked for verification of the authenticity of the old structure. The SGPC has stopped all construction aroud the old structures.