Former chief minister and local MP H D Kumaraswamy visits site where Sholay-themed Ramgadh resort is being constructed and orders workers to halt construction. B V Shiva Shankar reports
Former chief minister and local MP H D Kumaraswamy visits site where Sholay-themed Ramgadh resort is being constructed and orders workers to halt construction. Former chief minister and local MP H D Kumaraswamy reached the site in Ramanagar on Sunday where the Sholay-themed Ramgadh Resort is being built and demanded that all work be stopped.
Private company Anantara Hospitality is turning the site, where the Bollywood classic was shot 35 years ago into a resort.
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| Kumaraswamy claims to be against activities that harmed the wildlife and heritage value of the spot. |
Kumaraswamy's move comes in the wake of demands by heritage lovers to enforce a Ramanagar bandh to protest the project.
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Kumaraswamy told MiD DAY that he was against activities that harmed the wildlife and heritage value of the spot.
"I have taken a pledge to preserve the land. I will see to it that it does not fall into the hands of land sharks," he said.
The Forest Department has consistently opposed the development of the resort, which they say is on woodland.
The department has also recommended that the land be used for developing a sanctuary for long-billed-vultures that live in the area.
Kumaraswamy told MiD DAY that will be meeting officials at the Ramangar Deputy Collector's office on Wednesday to study the documents.
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The deputy commissioner, deputy conservator of forest, and range forest officer are expected to attend the meeting.
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"These are hurdles on our way and they are expected," said Ravishankar, managing director, Anantara Hospitality. "We know how to tackle these problems. We will do what we have set out to achieve."
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MP H D Kumaraswamy to meet deputy commissioner, deputy conservator of forests and range forest officer to discuss the issue 27 May
Sri Amadevarabetta Horata Samiti, a group that represents heritage lovers of Ramanagar, plans to hold a meeting of supporters to decide the date in first week of June when they will call a Ramanagar bandh |
