# Heritage activists flag threats to Ramappa temple from SCCL open cast mine project

> Heritage conservationists in Telangana are apprehensive about an impending threat to Ramappa temple, a 13th century monument and the only UNESCO World Heritage Site in the state located at Palampet village in Mulug district, from the proposed deep opencast coal mining project by state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).

- Published: 2026-09-22T03:01:58.545Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T03:01:58.545Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance, Science and technology
- Involves: Archaeological Survey of India, Palampet village in Mulug district, Ramappa temple, Recherla Rudra, Telangana, exquisite carvings in hard dolerite and sandstone, lightweight “floating bricks” in the vimana, and an innovative confined sandbox foundation, sand-filled confined sandbox foundation

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- 2026-09-22T03:01:58.545Z - Hindustan Times: [Heritage activists flag threats to Ramappa temple from SCCL open cast mine project](https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/heritage-activists-flag-threats-to-ramappa-temple-from-sccl-open-cast-mine-project-101790019408867.html)

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