A historic stepwell, estimated to be 125 to 150 years old, was discovered in Chandausi, Sambhal during excavation work by the ASI. The stepwell features three levels and several rooms and is speculated to have a tunnel used by freedom fighters in 1857.

Excavation work is being carried out in Sambhal’s Chandausi area in Uttar Pradesh on2. A stepwell was discovered during the excavation. “As soon as we found out that there is a stepwell here, we started digging work

Earlier, a Shiv-Hanuman temple was reopened in Sambhal after authorities said that they "stumbled" upon the covered structure during an anti-encroachment drive. The locals said that the reopened temple was closed since 1978 riots.