Panel to protect Ramappa temple

Hyderabad: For adequate legal protection to the wider complex of Rudreshwara Temple (Ramappa), the minister of tourism, culture and archaeology V Srinivas Goud on Thursday said that the state is initiating formation of a management committee at the state level and Palampet Special Development Authority at the local level.
In a press meet at Ravindra Bharathi, Goud said that the temple will soon secure UNESCO World Heritage Site recognition.He said that two temples near Ramappa will also be brought under the jurisdiction of Ramappa temple property as recommended by the International Council on Monuments and Sites. Goud said that the decision on Ramappa temple will be known in the meeting with World Heritage Committee on July 25.