Telangana - Khammam Fort to be developed as tourist attraction
On Wednesday, he met with the telangana State Tourism Department Development Corporation engineers ramakrishna and Sridar, the district Tourism Department Officer suman Chakraborty, and the Deputy director of the Archaeology and Museum Department Narayana.
It should be mentioned that the former BRS government started a project to renovate the ancient fort, which the Kakatiya kings erected in 950 AD, to turn it into a nice tourist destination. As part of that, khammam Municipal Corporation invested Rs 61.80 lakh to rebuild the Zafar well.
Since the Kakatiya era, a rainwater gathering well has stood at the southern edge of the fort. The well was restored and given the name Zafar bowli (well) under the reign of Asaf Jahis, a taluqdar Zafar-ud-doula (1716–1803).
To pump water out of the well, two 7 hp motors were used for 23 days. Afterward, 24 laborers were hired for 90 days to clear the well of around 2.12 lakh cubic meters of silt and trash. The well's dimensions are 60 feet wide, 70 feet deep, and 60 feet long.
On february 17, the refurbished Zafar well was officially opened.