Hyderabad, June 12 -- The All India Majlis-e-ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has urged the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to restore heritage sites in Hyderabad including the Golconda fort.

Karwan MLA Kausar Mohiuddin met ASI Superintendent Dr Nikhil Das on Wednesday, June 11, and sought the desilting of the Golconda Khandak surrounding Golconda Fort, which has reportedly not been desilted since India's independence in 1947. Following AIMIM's representation to ASI Headquarters in New Delhi, ASI Telangana conducted an inspection.

Mohiuddin revealed that a report is now being prepared to secure a No Objection Certificate (NOC), after which Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) will carry out the desilting work. He further reques...