Hyderabad: The historic four minarets of Hyderabad Charminar southwest minaret of monument crumbled to ground on Wednesday.
After the fall, panic prevailed among tourists visiting the monument late in the night. The crumbling of Charminar is seem to be ironic as few months back it was taken by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to preserve the four towering minarets of the historical Charminar in the heart of the old city.
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ACP Traffic Charminar G Naganna said, “A part of the newly-renovated minaret carving has fallen, we have informed the ASI authorities.”
The historic Charminar is being repaired after years of apathy. At one point, it was noticed that monument's colour has turned blackish due to pollution following which a ban was enforced on vehicle movement in and around Charminar.