PALAMPET (MULUGU): Locals of Palampet village could not contain their joy as soon as they heard their local shrine, the 800-year-old Ramappa Temple, earned the prestigious Unesco World Heritage tag.
Sarpanch Doli Srinivas said that for locals this could not have come at a better time. Speaking to TOI, Srinivas said that the erstwhile Warangal district’s unemployed locals can now hope for employment opportunities the tourism sector will bring as a result of the heritage tag.
“Around 20 families depend on trades pertaining to rituals at the Ramappa temple may lose their lands but the Palampet gram panchyat has unanimously resolved to locate them free of cost. We are happy to surrender the lands to the government. Palampet village development committee chairmen and MLC Pochampally Srinivas Reddy approached the tourism minister and took measures in favor of the small traders,” the sarpanch said. The sarpanch added that owners of agricultural land surrounding the temple have also come forward to hand over their land to the government.
Professor Panduranga Rao, trustee of the Kakatiya Heritage Trust (KHT) stated that the tiny village of Palampet (Ramappa) will develop to international standards after getting Unesco tag. “The monument is going to have excellent maintenance and the district’s unemployment problem will also be solved,” he said.
Meanwhile, government chief whip Dasyam Vinaya Bhaskar , GWMC Mayor Gundu Sudha Rani thanked officials who put efforts achieve the tag. Minister for PR & RD, E Dayakar Rao, told TOI that it was a great pleasure to see Ramappa Temple inducted as a world heritage site. He claimed that the Ramappa was neglected in the united state of AP.
