Hyderabad, July 19 -- Little by little, the Qutb Shahi era historic Moula Ali shrine is being robbed of its sheen and original heritage. With works to build a new ramp going on in full swing, the development work on the huge rock is coming at the cost of the city's history, given that the site's very shape is being altered.

As of now, the state government is constructing a second ramp to allow cars or vehicles to reach the top most part of the shrine. Earlier, one ramp was built some years ago to facilitate vehicles to reach halfway up the huge rock. While there is a case to construct the ramp, especially for aged people to reach the shrine easily, the works are coming at the cost of changing the historical site's very shape.

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