Sambhal: Days after a temple was discovered in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal, an excavation team of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) has unearthed a stepwell in the Chandausi area of the district. Sambhal's District Magistrate Rajendra Pensiya on Sunday confirmed that a 'baoli' with an area of 400 square meters has been uncovered, reported ANI. The structure having around four chambers has a few floors made of marble, he said."An area of around 400 square meters, is recorded in the form of Ah-Baoli Talab. It is said that this baoli was built during the time of the king of the grandfather of Bilari's king. The second and third floor is made up of marble and the upper floors are made of bricks. As we saw (from the excavation), around four chambers are there," Pensiya told reporters at the site.Pensiya said that the matter was brought up by locals during a public meeting after which the officials started digging the place. "The structure is fully covered in mud, the Nagar Palika team is removing the topsoil. At present only 210 square meters are outside and the rest is occupied. Action will be taken to remove the encroachment" he said. He estimated that the structure could be over 150 years old.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. "This is the temple of Kartik Mahadev. A well has been found here. This is Amrit Koop. Security guards have been permanently posted here and CCTV cameras have also been installed. Puja has also started in the temple. There is encroachment here, which is being removed," District Magistrate Rajender Pensiya said. "We have written a letter to ASI for carbon dating of the temple and the well," he added. Carbon dating is a method used to determine the age of archaeological artefacts from ancient sites.