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Aihik Sur ByExpress News ServiceHYDERABAD: Heritage activists have decried the digging work alongside the Shah Hatim Talab, situated right beside the Golconda Fort, claiming that it poses a threat to the foundation of the ruins and is destroying the natural rock formations. In the work being undertaken by the GHMC, heavy machinery including JCBs are being used for digging up mounds of earth. The work aims to divert the spillage from the Shah Hatim Talab, which dangerously overflows during the monsoon. The ASI is currently taking stock of the situation and plans to approach the GHMC again. “The government should acquire the land around the monument to facilitate the progress of the World Heritage Site tag..