World Heritage Site tag may continue to elude Hyderabad

What’s in the news?

  • The National Monuments Authority (NMA) has given the go-ahead for the development of 54 row houses in the regulated zone of the 500-year-old Golconda Fort and Qutb Shahi Tombs Complex in the city.
  • Topping a flurry of letters, the NMA in its 223rd meeting on April 15-16 gave the no-objection certificate to the builder for developing 10-metre high houses in the zone with a caveat — the colour scheme should match with that of the monuments.
Block continuity
  • The location is 101 metres beyond the wall near the Patancheru Darwaza (gate) and in the line of sight of both monuments. The construction will block the visual continuity that has existed for centuries between the two locations.
  • A number of archival images dating from the late 19th century show the domes from the high point of the Golconda fort and a view of the fort from the tombs.
  • A visit to the site revealed that the construction would likely block the view. Experts opine that a slice of history would be lost.
  • The Patancheru Darwaza was an important passage in the old road from the Inner Fort to the site of Old Golconda. The gate was the link to Golconda’s origins.
  • Experts assert that the site of ‘Old Golconda’ went far beyond this, and may have extended into this area of potential new construction between the fort and the tombs.
  • A six-year conservation effort by the State government in tandem with the Aga Khan Trust for Culture has transformed the Qutb Shahi monuments into a must-visit site.
Securing ‘World Heritage Site’ status:
  • To secure ‘World Heritage Site’ status for Golconda-Qutb Shahi Tombs [2014 nomination], it is imperative that the pedestrian linkage is restored along the original route used by the Qutb Shahis.
  • This space is also extremely significant visually to retain the heritage character of the two sites.
  • Critics opine that it is shocking to hear that private villas are planned on this significant archaeological zone.
  • Some reporters allege that certain documents also point out that the Department of Heritage, Telangana, raised multiple concerns citing Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (AMASR) Act against the issue of NOC, but to no avail.
  • Currently, work is progressing at a rapid pace on the site.
  • The ancient aqueduct that brought water from Durgam Cheruvu to the Golconda fort has been turned into a wall by the builder.
  • A 2003 satellite map shows five small water bodies between the fort wall and the out enclosure of tombs, but now the area is filled with rubble and flattened.

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