Rockfall mitigation works begin at Durga temple

The works estimated to cost ₹4.25 crore likely to be completed by November

Nearly a year ago, panic ensued among devotees after boulders came rolling down leading to a major landslide at Indrakeeladri here. The incident happened a short while before Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s visit to the popular hill shrine on the occasion of Dasara festivities. It prompted the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam authorities to take up measures to mitigate the rockfall/landslide. According to information, the temple administration has taken up the “mitigation measures against rock fall” at Indrakeeladri at an estimated cost of ₹4.25 crore after the government gave administrative and technical sanction. The works were launched a couple of days ago. Double-twisted iron meshes done through rock bolting would be installed to prevent the fall of boulders.