Deputy Chief Minister gives green signal to explore ancient, priceless heritage of history, culture and traces in Nallamala Deep Forest area for future generations – Permission granted to ASI team to explore traces – Hopes that new opportunities will be available for the development of eco-tourism.
RAJA PENTAPATI . . AP Bureau Chief
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May 30th,, Bharat News
(Five-Star Rated News Service by Google)
AMARAVATI – Forests are home to biodiversity as well as historical and archaeological and cultural wealth.
The Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Forest and Environment, Pawan Kalyan, has made it clear that there is a need to recognize and preserve such invaluable heritage and to pass on our history and culture to future generations.
He said that historical monuments and archaeological remains in forest areas will create new opportunities for the development of eco-tourism. He believed that they will create awareness among the people towards nature and heritage.
The Andhra Pradesh government has granted permission to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a survey of inscriptions to identify and preserve the invaluable historical and cultural heritage hidden in the Nallamala forest area.
In the previous survey conducted in the Lankamala forest area of YSR Kadapa district, about 30 inscriptions from the 1st century BC to the 16th century AD came to light. Cave paintings dating back 10 thousand years were identified.
These inscriptions have brought to light valuable information about the Satavahana period, Buddhist and Shaivite traditions, as well as ancient pilgrimage routes and primitive human lifestyles.
The latest survey to be undertaken by the Archaeological Survey of India will focus on inscriptions written in Telugu and Devanagari scripts and will enable us to study our ancient kingdoms, culture, traditions and history of South India in more depth.
Responding to this survey, Shri Pawan Kalyan congratulated the ASI team. Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Chief Minister said, “The State Forest Department officials should provide full cooperation to ensure that the objectives of wildlife conservation and forest conservation are not compromised.
The Andhra Pradesh government is moving forward with a firm resolve to preserve natural wealth and cultural heritage and pass it on to future generations.”
Swacha Andhra Pradesh
