{
  "id": 682694,
  "title": "TGIIC lists Durgam Cheruvu heritage hillocks for auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/tgiic-lists-durgam-cheruvu-heritage-hillocks-for-auction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:24:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/tgiic-lists-durgam-cheruvu-heritage-hillocks-for-auction/article71337463.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Telangana government is set to auction two ecologically significant land parcels adjacent to Durgam Cheruvu, invoking a déjà vu of the Kancha Gachibowli lands row. The Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TGIIC) has notified the plots, each measuring 5.25 and 5.38 acres, for auction in Survey No. 83/1 of Raidurg Panmaktha village. The auctions are scheduled for August 21 and August 28, 2026, respectively. The base price for each acre is fixed at ₹175 crore, totaling ₹1,860.25 crore for both plots. Photographs of the plots, published on TGIIC's website, reveal their proximity to Durgam Cheruvu's catchment area. Rock enthusiasts assert that the land once carried the designation of 'Heritage Precincts' due to its ancient rock formations, dating back 250 million years and constituting part of the Deccan Traps/Plateau basement complex. The Society to Save Rocks lists the hillocks around Durgam Cheruvu as the first of 23 heritage rock formations protected under zoning regulations. Social media has been flooded with criticism from users who condemn the move, raising ecological concerns and questioning the government's decision amidst a traffic-choked area already witnessing construction activities.",
  "summary": "Rock enthusiasts say that the the entire land parcel was once declared as ‘Heritage Precincts’, owing to the existence of huge rock formations which were said to be 250 crore years old",
  "key_points": [
    "Telangana government auctions two heritage hillocks near Durgam Cheruvu.",
    "Plots measure 5.25 and 5.38 acres each, with base price ₹175 crore per acre.",
    "Ecologists and social media users criticize government decision amid construction concerns."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}