20 heritage step wells to be restored in city
The Hindu
Out of the total 44 step wells, six have already been renovated
The government is soon taking up restoration and renovation of 20 step wells in the city, dating back to Asafjahi era. Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar announced this during Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav’s visit to the step well at Bansilalpet on Thursday.
An NGO, SAHE, has taken up the initiative to clear the step well of garbage. Two metric tonnes of garbage was removed from the step well 30.5 meters in length, 19.2 meters in width, and 53 feet deep.
Mr. Srinivas Yadav said measures will be taken to restore the 17th century well by Independence Day this year. He visited the photo exhibition showing the status of the well before and after removal of the garbage, and said the well had been built to serve the drinking water needs of the yonder era. He promised that the government would make efforts to revive the rich cultural heritage of the city, in accordance with the wishes of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.