Hyderabad: said that thousands of rock formations that reflect this land heritage were destroyed in the last 20 years to pave the way for outer ring roads etc., the Telangana High Court on Monday directing the state government and HMDA to train it to form the State Heritage Committee.
Chairman of Judge Hima Kohi and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy heard pills submitted by the Social Activist Sekhar Rao from LB Nagar questioned the destruction of rock formations in Kokapet and looked for protection for them.
HMDA, a competent agent appointed to protect this inheritance area, now to the task of this destruction, he said.
Although HMDA is under the obligation to include all the formations of natural rocks such as the schedule attached to the Law inheritan Telangana (protection, conservation.
Conservation and Maintenance), 2017.
Harender Pershad’s state advice, when asked to convey the status of the Heritage Committee, admit that the committee’s constitution has not been completed.
Wondering whether the country will complete the task after destroying all monumental rocks, the bench is looking for a written statement from the state and HMDA in ten days.
Judge Vijaysen remembers his school days and said that there was no large stone where they spent some picnics there now.
They were completely destroyed, he said.
For a query on whether he made a representation to protect rock formations, K V Bhanu Prasad, advice for the applicant, said that they made a representation to the minister’s chairman.
The bench told him that he had to be first represented to the competent authority entrusted with the task of protecting the inheritance area.
Counsel HMDA S Niranjan Reddy said that fear of the applicant was unfounded.
We have told 25 stones as a heritage area told, he said, adding that Koapaet stones were not part of them.
Bhanu Prasad brings to a notification of a book called “Rock Art Site in Telangana – Art Gallery of the Paleolithic & Neolithic era” which contains 19 locations that have stones with inscriptions including Kokapet.
Legislative Assembly Telangana passes Telangana Heritage Law (Protection, Conservation, Conservation and Maintenance), 2017 to protect the Culture and Heritage of the State of Telangana which includes rock formations, etc.
as defined by Part 2 (Q) of conservation laws, preservation , Heritage protection and maintenance.