The Hill Forts of Rajasthan, recognized as a
"serial" world heritage site in 2013, are each impressive in their
own right and date back variously to a thousand-year period between the 8th and
18th centuries. Tourists visiting one of the forts - Rathambore - in Sawaimadhopur
district - can now rest a bit easier knowing that they are no longer at risk of
being blown up by the one-tonne cache of explosives that was being stored there
for several decades.
The Rajasthan Heritage Conservation Authority has announced that
a National Security Guard team had successfully disposed of the explosives in
an operation last week. While NDTV reported that the issue has been pending for
several years, with multiple reminders sent to the Rajasthan government by the
Archaeological Survey of Indian, there is no indication why the 10th century fort
was being used to store explosives in the first place.
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