The disappearance of wetlands and forests makes for news and media articles, but a pile of rocks? I came across this slideshow in The Hindu on the natural rock piles so typically seen in the city of Hyderabad. The rock is granite and it has weathered along sets of cracks to form these rounded boulders that are left balancing precariously. These piles of balanced rocks that form hillocks are called Tors. The graphic below depicts the formation of Tors.
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These formations are being quarried for construction material and Hyderabad is fast losing its unique landscapes.
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I hope the city decides to protect at least a few of these as national monuments.
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These formations are being quarried for construction material and Hyderabad is fast losing its unique landscapes.
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I hope the city decides to protect at least a few of these as national monuments.
I hope so too, but it doesn't seem to happen. Same is the case with water bodies and lakes in Hyderabad. Do some research on it and you will come to know...
ReplyDeleteAnalyze how many lakes & water bodies existed 60 years back and how many exist now? The story is sad...
The oldest rocks formed on the earth is Hyderabad granite's under Archean system . These rocks are disappearing due to greedy acts of man , if not saved and protected these rocks will disappear from this part of the world.
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