Plan prepared for Kishangarh, Beawar, Pali

Jaipur: The state government is serious about the conservation and promotion of the geo heritage sites of the state to boost geo tourism. Additional Chief Secretary Mines, Petroleum and PHED Subodh Agarwal said that keeping in view the archaeological importance of Geo Heritage sites of the state, an action plan will be prepared for their maintenance and protection.

Dr Agarwal gave this information during his visit to the nephelin syenite of Kishangarh and the Sendra granite sites associated with Beawar-Pali along with the officials. The sites are Geo Heritage sites.

The Kishangarh nepheline syenite was formed by tectonic activity between 1590 and 1890 million years ago. It is an alkaline intrusive igneous pluton in the Aravalli Craton. Sendra granite is made of tectonic activity that happened 900 million years ago. Special shapes found in it are pot holes, skeleton head, snake head, eagle shape, tor rock granitic landforms which are made of weathering and erosion by water and wind.

During the inspection, superintending geologist Sunil Kumar, Bhanwara Ram, Senior Geologist Rajendra Kumawat, geologist Irshad Khan, mining engineer Pushpendra Singh and Vineet Gehlot, Amit Kumar and others gave detailed information.