JCBs flatten 2,000-year-old site, ancient water channel in Gujarat

Flattening a Vadnagar mound near Sharmishtha Lake for a mall destroyed 2,000-year-old remains and Solanki pottery, including Kshatrapa King coins. ASI warned Mehsana district on July 15. The mall construction and Vadnagar-Badarpur road widening endangers ancient channels between Madh Talao and Sita Khado, affecting interconnected water bodies.