Context
The rock art estimated to be 20,000 years old and classified as protected monuments by the state archaeology department and the Archaeological Survey of India, is citing damages by the oil refinery project proposed in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
Background:
The largest among all Konkan petroglyphs, the one of an elephant found at Kasheli (Maharashtra) has some 70 to 80 other animals carved inside the elephant carving. Some of the carvings are of sharks, sting rays, tigers, rhino and birds. One can only imagine the kind of biodiversity the region must have enjoyed back then. |
About
The issue:
The project is being developed by Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Limited, a joint venture of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, known as Ratnagiri oil refinery and petrochemical complex. |
What are Petroglyphs?
The Petroglyphs found in the region:
Nisarga Yatri Sanstha, a Ratnagiri-based non-profit organisation, has been working for the last few years to find and preserve petroglyphs in Konkan region. |
How they are made?
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