Hyderabad, Sept. 12 -- Nearly a year after its collapse during the last monsoons, the Majnu bastion in Golconda fort's Naya Qila continues to be in a state of disrepair. The ancient historic site was one of the few places which witnessed damage during heavy rains last year in the fort. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which runs the historical site, was supposed to undertake repairs, but that has not happened so far as wlel.

Last year in October, the bastion, or buruz (in Urdu), a huge portion of the historic Majnu Burj (bastion) in the Naya Qila came crashing down due to heavy rainfall that lashed Hyderabad in October. The bastion was already in a vulnerable state since September 2020, and wedge marks on the rock show indicated...