Choudhary said: “Once these inscriptions are deciphered, many facts about history would be known,” said Choudhary.

The exercise being computerised, said KPJRI director, would help researchers and aid in excavations of sites that the government could develop as tourist spots.

“Besides the proposal to develop Nalanda villages, we have already sent a proposal to the government for the development of Barabar and Nagarjuni caves at Jehanabad and Kau-Dol, which is a Post-Gupta period Brahminical sculpture site near Gaya,” said Choudhary.

The exploration would take at least one year to cover the remaining districts in the state.

The Nitish Kumar Government has, meanwhile, planned to develop the 60 villages having links with Nalanda University concurrently with the International University of Nalanda coming up at Rajgir foothills. The idea is to add more value to the mega project.