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HERITAGE- GOLCONDA FORT- Golf Course

1. FORUM in letter no.257 dt. 6-9-11 to Dy. SA cum

Central PIO, ASI, Hyderabad have asked- under RTI

Act- for a copy of the Contour Map of Naya Quila

area, where apparently HGA have changed contours,

despite High Court’s order permitting grassing

without change of contours.

2. Forum’s letter No.267 dt. 31.10.11 to SA- ASI-

Hyderabad (-copies were endorsed to the DM&

Collector Hyderabad and Secy. YAT&C of State Govt.)

is reproduced.

Eleven years of Activism & Service

(Private Circulation only)

NEWS LETTER : 18 SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER- 2011

FORUMFOR A BETTER

HYDERABADCompiled by : R.K. Sinha

--We quote the following paragraph from the above

minutes (of the meeting of the 3-member

committee re: Naya Quila Bagh).

“The Superintending Archaeologist also

recommended to undertake development activities

in other parts of Naya Qila except the area

demarcated for Naya Qila Bagh” ( obviously in the

contour map by ASI..).

You are aware that a case is pending in the A.P. High

Court re demarcation of Naya Qila Bagh as 10 acres.

Unless the case is decided upon by the Court, You(contd...)

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cannot demarcate the area for NQB as shown in your

contour map. We consider this as illegal. This is

further to our earlier messages re drawing of water

from NQ Talab and other violations. --

3. Report in Times of India of 1st nov. with photos has

been printed in previous page. The photo in The

Hindu of Nov. 1, 2011 is printed below.

HERITAGE- ROCK PRECINCTS

(Courtesy: Society to Save Rocks). Heritage Rock Sites

notified by Hyderabad Metropolitan Development

Authority:

1.– 9. notified in 1997

1. Hillocks around Durgam Cheruvu, Jubilee Hills/Hitec

City, 2. Rock Park, Sheikpet (since destroyed), 3. Bear’s

Nose, Hitec City, 4. Mushroom Rock, Hyderabad

University, 5. Cliff Rock, Jubilee Hills, 6. Monster Rock,

Jubilee Hills, 7. Tortoise Rock, Jubilee Hills,

8. Toadstool, Jubilee Hills 9. Obelisk, Jubilee Hills .

10. – 26. notified on 3.2.2009 (GO 68)

10. Fakhruddingutta (Rock on which Dargah

Fakahruddin Baba Aulia is situated), Sheikpet.

11.Maula Ali (Rock on which Dargah Moulali is

situated), together with 2 hillocks of Dargah Hazrat

Khadme Rasool and Bibi Dargah Kohe Batul, Moulali,

12.Sentinel Rock (near Moulali Rock). 13.Skull Rock,

Hitec City, opp. TCS. 14. Hamburger Rock,

Gachibowli, in campus of NITHM 15. Pahar-e-Shareef

Hillock. 16. United-We-Stand, Gachibowli, in

campus of Maulana Azad Urdu University. 17.

Pathar-Dil, Gachibowli, in campus of Maulana Azad

Urdu University. 18. Rock on which Dattatreya

Temple is situated, Asifnagar 19. Allabanda Hill,

Sitarambagh 20.Gangabowli-ka-Pahar, Gangabowli

21. Rocks in which Ghaar-e-Mubarak is situated

(Bara Imam Gutta) behind Taramati Baradari

22. Rocks around Peeran Shah Wali Dargah, Near

A.P. Police Academy

Rocks around Shamirpet Lake: (23, 24, 25)

23. Venkateshwaragutta Temple Rock (north of

Lake) 24. Rocks in Jawahar Deer Park (south of Lake)

25. Rocks in Shamirpet Reserved Forest (south of

Lake)

26. Ridge behind Malkam Cheruvu, Sheikpet,

Gachibowli

HERITAGE-Kalyani Nawab ki Devdi near Mughalpura

Deccan Chronicle had published on 14.10.2011 a report

with photograph about ‘’monumental neglect’’ of this

unique Moghul & Asafjahi structure in the old city. The

Forum have represented to Prof. Chenna Reddy.

Director, State Archaeology& Museums Deptt. on 15-

10-11 for having this historical structure listed as a

Protected monument, and for taking steps to protect it

from decay. FBH have also written to the Chairman,

Heritage Conservation Committee in HMDA to take all

interim measures to protect the monument. Copies of

the Forum’s letters have been endorsed to Shri Jayesh

Ranjan, Secy.- YAT&C deptt of State Govt.

HERITAGE- Banjara Bhavan

Report in Times of India dt 3-9-11

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HERITAGE- Hydrabad Metro Rail’s route

HMDA in their reply dt. 23.6.11 had informed the Forum

about Heritage Conservation Committee’s decision dt.

15.5.11 that HMRL may plan underground at places

where a notified heritage structure exists. The Forum

had enquired from HMR Ltd on 6.9.11 on this matter. In

reply dt. 20.10.11, HMRL have stated that metro rail is a

Govt. project sanctioned by Govt. and that HMRL’s reply

has been sent to the Govt. In letter no.266 dt.27.10.11,

the Forum have enquired from the Chairman- HCC c/o

HMDA whether HCC have received copy of HMRL’s report

to the Govt.

ENVIRONMENT- TREES- Road Widening

Forum’s letter no.260 dt.23-9-11 to Shri Pankaj Dwivedi,

Chief Secy. Govt of AP is reproduced below.

“The Forum for A Better Hyderabad is a member of the

District level Tree Protection Committee for examining

applications for felling of trees in Hyderabad and Ranga

Reddy Districts, in terms of G.O. Rt No 539 dated

11.12.2008. A copy of the G.O. which is drawn as per the

WALTA Act 2002 and WALTA Rules 2004, is enclosed,

drawing attention to Guidelines for the Committee for

exercising the above funtions. Clauses 28(1), 28(3),

ENVIRONMENT- Water Bodies- GO 111

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Printed and Published by K. Prabhakar, Co-ordinator, Forum For A Better Hyderabad,

3-6-712/2, Street No. 11, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad-500 029.

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29(1), 29(2), 30(1) and 30(4) of the WALTA Act is also

enclosed.

The problems faced by the Tree Committee is that while

drawing a project for road widening, which is planned

in advance, no plan is made for replacement of the

affected trees, either by translocation and/ or by

compensatory plantation of 1:3 in advance , as is

prescribed under WALTA as well as the aforesaid G.O.

The project authorities say that they are not allocated

funds for replacement of trees as part of the project

cost, even external bank loans do not accommodate

such cost. They are under pressure to widen the road,

an important developmental project. So, they give

some sort of undertaking to replenish the trees, which

often does not happen for paucity of funds and or lack

of land. We, therefore, suggest that tree replacement

as per appropriate modes be made a part of the project

cost , and if necessary, where additional land is acquired

for extension of road, additional areas along the road

should also be acquired for plantation of trees. We

cannot allow our green cover to be allowed to be

diminished under any circumstance.

Please, therefore, issue appropriate instructions

accordingly for strict implementation with immediate

effect. We are available for further discussion in the

matter.”

Copy of the letter has been forwarded to the Divisional

Forest Officer, Hyderabad.

ENVIRONMENT- Water Bodies- Hussain Sagar

Report in the Deccan Chronical dt. 29-10-11 is given in

the right hand side.