Hyderabad, Feb. 22 -- Two new unauthorised sanctums have been built at the historic Khajaguda rocks site within the last 10 days. The site has been facing severe threats of encroachments over the last few years, which include drilling and destruction of ancient rock structures by different parties. Activists who are involved in protecting the site believe that it is being done across the 270 acre site to appropriate it in the name of religion.

Alarmed over the situation, one of the activists who visited the site over the last few days said that the new sanctums have been reportedly built by the Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple trust, which manages a large temple at the base of the monument. The trust has also built two new gates enclosing...