Thu Jan 16 00:28:27 UTC 2025: ## Hyderabad’s Musi River Historic Buildings Added to World Monuments Watch

**HYDERABAD, INDIA (January 16, 2025)** – The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has added Hyderabad’s Musi River Historic Buildings to its 2025 World Monuments Watch list. The announcement, made late Wednesday, highlights the risk these significant structures face due to environmental challenges and rapid urban development. The list, featuring 25 sites globally, aims to raise awareness and encourage preservation efforts.

The WMF cites landmarks along the Musi River, including the High Court, State Central Library, Osmania General Hospital, City College, and the former British Residency (now a women’s university), as representing the area’s rich civic legacy. The organization emphasizes the potential for heritage preservation to contribute to a more sustainable and resilient future for Hyderabad.

This recognition comes at a crucial time, coinciding with the current Congress government’s ambitious river rejuvenation program. The WMF highlights the potential of preserving and reactivating historic buildings like Osmania General Hospital as invaluable assets for the city’s future. Gujarat’s Bhuj Historic Water Systems is the other Indian site included on the 2025 Watch list. The biennial program focuses on sites threatened by various factors including climate change, conflict, and tourism.

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