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In response to the demands of various organizations, TTD responded with a plan to renovate Vakula Mata Temple with an outlay of Rs. 2 crore including Rs. 15 lakh to be spent on fencing the premises on the hillock. However, local mining companies approached the Courts and got a stay order in 2010
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Members of the archaeology group too have expressed concern over this poor attitude towards preserving the centuries-old temple. "No official is bothered to preserve this ancient heritage structure. We cannot allow the temple to fall in the hands of land sharks," an archaeologist associated with
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has protested several times in the past and submitted a memorandum to TTD Chairman and the entire organization for the cause of renovation of the temple. The party even issued a legal notice requesting the Courts to intervene, and direct TTD for renovation of the temple.
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In the meanwhile, illegal quarrying started slowly stripping away the hill from all sides. It appears that as much as 80 percent of the hill was flattened. It is possible that the temple may even collapse since the foundation has become weak.
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vacated the stay and ordered the TTD to renovate and restore the temple. The TTD assured the Court it would comply with the order, but so far not a brick has been laid at the temple site, thereby allowing illegal mining to thrive.
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