Hyderabad: Jolted by public outcry, ASI halts work near Golconda
Moulika.KV | TNN | Updated: Apr 17, 2019, 07:17 IST
Following TOI report on April 13, ASI officials inspected the site at Golconda and halted the construction wor... Read MoreHYDERABAD: Following public outcry and concerns from heritage activists about unauthorised constructions threatening the stability of the Golconda fort, officials of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have inspected the site and temporarily halted the construction works.
On Saturday, TOI had reported the unauthorised construction of a sewage channel along the moat abutting the fortified walls of the monument using bulldozers and other heavy machinery. The officials who have inspected the site after the report was published informed that the construction which was happening has been stalled by ASI.
“I have personally inspected the site and what we came to know is that the GHMC was doing the constructions there, but they have stopped after ASI had asked them to stop the works. We will not allow any construction that causes damage to the structure,” said Milan Kumar Chauley, superintendent archaeologist, ASI. However, they have left the construction material and the JCB in the same place, Chauley added.
TOI had also reported that conservation architects emphasised that damage from construction activity happening at such close proximity would not be restricted to the wall but would affect the entire structure.
Heritage activists working for the protection of the structure said the construction work which was happening along the fort wall was barely 100 metres from the prohibited and protected zone of the heritage structure.
“We want the officials to permanently stall all unauthorised constructions in and around the monument. There is absolutely no need to construct a new sewage channel along the moat abutting the fortified wall. That will only destroy the entire drainage system arranged as per contours,” said Lubna Sarwath, a social activist and co-convenor of Save Our Urban Lakes.
On Saturday, TOI had reported the unauthorised construction of a sewage channel along the moat abutting the fortified walls of the monument using bulldozers and other heavy machinery. The officials who have inspected the site after the report was published informed that the construction which was happening has been stalled by ASI.
“I have personally inspected the site and what we came to know is that the GHMC was doing the constructions there, but they have stopped after ASI had asked them to stop the works. We will not allow any construction that causes damage to the structure,” said Milan Kumar Chauley, superintendent archaeologist, ASI. However, they have left the construction material and the JCB in the same place, Chauley added.
TOI had also reported that conservation architects emphasised that damage from construction activity happening at such close proximity would not be restricted to the wall but would affect the entire structure.
Heritage activists working for the protection of the structure said the construction work which was happening along the fort wall was barely 100 metres from the prohibited and protected zone of the heritage structure.
“We want the officials to permanently stall all unauthorised constructions in and around the monument. There is absolutely no need to construct a new sewage channel along the moat abutting the fortified wall. That will only destroy the entire drainage system arranged as per contours,” said Lubna Sarwath, a social activist and co-convenor of Save Our Urban Lakes.
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