Walk to preserve rocks at Vekateswaragutta

Society to Save Rocks will be organising a 'Rock Walk' to welcome the monsoon at Venkateswaragutta, near Shamirpet Lake on June 16.

The Society to Save Rocks aims to preserve and protect the spectacular ancient granite formations of the Deccan Plateau, India, a natural wonder of stony ridges and hillocks shaped into picturesque balancing forms.

To prevent the indiscriminate destruction of this natural, historical, and environmental heritage, a group of artists, photographers and environmentalists from Hyderabad has been working for the protection of this rocky landscape since 1992. In 1996, they formed themselves into a registered society, and since then, the Society to Save Rocks has expanded to include many other citizens, from students to housewives to businessmen and bureaucrats (300 members).

The Society wants to impress upon landowners, developers and the government that our beautiful granite boulders could be preserved in houses, gardens, colonies and park areas.

Where: Vekateswaragutta

When: June 16

Time: 12 pm