The sound of ghungroos resonates at a stage constructed around an ancient tree that abuts the recently restored, Sri Siddarameshwara Swamy stepwell at Bikhanoor in Kamareddy district of Telangana. The stepwell at Ammapalli Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple at Shamshabad first witnessed a dance performance by Sandjhya Rao, organised by Parampara in 2016; more recently the 17th century stepwell at Bansilalpet …
HYDERABAD: What began as a modest effort to reinvigorate a stepwell blossomed into a lovely celebration on Monday when minister K.T. Rama Rao inaugurated the revitalised and restored Bansilalpet stepwell amid dance, music and cheers. The six-layer stepwell, built in the 17th century and said to bear the footprints of the Kakatiya dynasty as well as traces of the Nizam …
Hyderabad: MA&UD minister K.T. Rama Rao will also inaugurate and launch some projects undertaken by HMDA in Kukatpally on December 3. He will lay the foundation stone for seven projects costing a total of Rs 28.51 crore, including the Boin Cheruvu retaining wall in Bowenpally at Rs 4.48 crore, Manasarovar Nala 'T' junction, smart drain from Ali Complex to RR …
Hyderabad: US Consul General Jennifer Larson, accompanied by MA&UD minister K.T. Rama Rao, visited the historic Qutb Shahi Heritage park complex here on Thursday. The project, which supports conservation of five step-wells inside the tombs complex, helps conserve 15 million litres of rainwater during monsoon and meets the water requirements of the 106-acre Heritage Park. He informed that the government …
