Rock climbers, civic activists, and villagers from Khajaguda stopped another attempt to destroy the Khajaguda rock on its southwestern face. The driver of an earthmover at work was forced to remove the vehicle from the site which had the name of S. V. Raghava Reddy as the owner.
“I came to the site at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and noticed the earthmover at work after I was alerted by my friends in Save Khajaguda group,” said Ch. Satya. “I was told that a hotel is coming up here and I shared the information,” said Mr. Satya.
The Khajaguda Rock precinct is a 2.5 billion year old protected formation that has been encroached on nearly all sides. Last year, the Special Chief Secretary Arvind Kumar promised protection with a fencing and posting of guards. However, there has been no sign of fencing or guards.