Survey to fence 2.5 billion-year-old Khajaguda rock precinct in Hyderabad from August 1
The Hindu
The outlines of the protected boundary for the 2.5 billion-year-old Khajaguda rock precinct are set to be demarcated as the Telangana Revenue Department will begin work on August 1.
On Thursday, a biker was stopped from going up the hillock by the Raidurgam police. One of the bikers later posted what transpired on social media. “While we were exploring the area, we were stopped by two police officers. They requested to take a photo of me with my bike and asked for some additional details to input into their tablet. I must admit, I’m not entirely sure why they did this, as I was simply exploring the city with my friends. They said the court would call me,” wrote the user on Reddit.
Other users shared similar experiences at the place.
However, when asked about the episode, a Cyberabad police official said there is no restriction on movement of vehicles and people for going up the hillock.
Meanwhile, the outlines of the protected boundary for the 2.5 billion-year-old Khajaguda rock precinct are set to be demarcated as the Telangana Revenue Department will begin work on August 1. “We will carry out the survey of the extent of the area from August 1,” a Revenue Department official said.
Days before the survey, a fresh trail of earthmovers laying a wide road was discovered on the Khajaguda hillock on Saturday by rock climbers.
The survey has been hanging fire since 2019 when the Telangana High Court ordered a stay on further destruction.
In February 2022, MA&UD Minister K.T. Rama Rao tweeted and Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar ordered a survey to mark the boundaries of the protected site under the High Court ruling. However, 18 months later, no survey has been done.
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