Overview
- Tourism Minister Jupally Krishna Rao, after a field inspection, told officials to resume stalled conservation at the Qutb Shahi Tombs and other sites with a one-week target for pending works.
- Parts of the Qutb Shahi Tombs remain off-limits due to Waqf Tribunal cases, a court that rules on religious endowment land and can pause public work.
- Officials said a 1.3-kilometre ropeway linking the Tombs and Golconda Fort is still in the clearance stage, and the minister asked for the Detailed Project Report to be finalized once permissions arrive.
- At Katora House, he ordered a joint plan across tourism, archaeology, and city agencies and told the municipal body to clear waste and debris within a week.
- The minister proposed a Laad Bazaar-style shopping complex near the Golconda Fort bus stop and asked that plans be sent to the National Monuments Authority, which must sign off on work near protected monuments.