# Historic forts in Karimnagar left to decay 2026-08-15T20:09:39+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Three historic forts in the erstwhile Karimnagar district, Elgandal Hill Fort, Molangur Fort, and Ramagiri Khilla, are in dilapidated condition due to years of neglect by successive state governments, Deccan Chronicle reports. Elgandal Fort, built by the Kakatiya rulers and later a stronghold of the Musunuri chiefs, has damaged walls, overgrown weeds, and a defunct sound-and-light system installed in 2017 at a cost of Rs 4.25 crore. The Tourism department collects Rs 20 per visitor but provides no basic facilities such as drinking water or toilets. Molangur Fort, built as a transit halt for the Kakatiya dynasty in the 13th century, also lacks maintenance. Village sarpanch Poodari Raju wants a road from the bus stand to the fort and trekking facilities. At Ramagiri Khilla, one of India’s most ancient forts dating to 4000 BC, the state government recently sanctioned Rs 5 crore after efforts by local MLA and IT minister D. Sridhar Babu. The minister has also sought central cooperation from Union Tourism minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to develop it as a tourism hub. Local residents and sarpanches have given representations without response. They demand basic amenities, restoration of structures, and resumption of the light-and-sound show at Elgandal. Visitor S. Praveen Kumar warned that without immediate steps, the forts could be completely ruined within a decade. ## Coverage - deccanchronicle.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: D. Sridhar Babu, Elgandal Hill Fort, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Karimnagar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/historic-forts-in-karimnagar-left-to-decay/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/historic-forts-in-karimnagar-left-to-decay/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/