Its only a preliminary report that has been filed in the Current Science magazine. So far no convenicing evidence has been found at the location. I happened to visit the area a few months ago and tried to look for the shocked quartz. Did not find any traces of impactites. Its a basalt country. The traces of glass tektites, as mentioned in the paper has to be examined to ensure that they show traces of a impact and not of volcanic region.
Futher, its too to call it the 3rd impact crater in the country. It is yet to be proven to be a meteorite crater. Work on two other craters is on. Dhala crater in Bundelkhand area, Central India and Elta, Raigadh in N.W. India.
The connection that this devastation might have be linked with the Harappan civilization is far fetched.
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