Rally to save Geo heritage sites flagged off by MP MVV Satyanarayana

Visakhapatnam: A rally was conducted from Kali Mata temple to YMCA on the Beach Road on Sunday to create awareness on protecting Visakhapatnam's geo heritage buildings.

Organised by INTACH, the rally was flagged off by MP MVV Satyanarayana, VMRDA Chairman Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao and members of INTACH. Over 370 people took part in the rally, including from the Tourism and Archaeological Department. The event also saw NCC Cadets, NSS volunteers and members of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation.

Visakhapatnam District with its significant geological sites such as Yerra Matti Dibbalu (which is one of the 34 National Geoheritage site recognised as important geological features), Natural Arch in Visakhapatnam beach, Borra caves, Bauxite deposit and volcanic ash layer from Indonesia deposited in Araku Valley coupled with archaeological and cultural tourist sites such as Thotlakonda, Bavikonda, Bojjannakonda, Araku valley, have a great potential to become a part of Global Geoparks Network (GGN), a UNESCO assisted network, opined Mayank Kumari Deo, who owns Visakhapatnam's heritage building Hawa Mahal and convener of INTACH, local chapter.