Fate changing ‘diamond beds’ in Telangana

Mahabubnagar known to be a drought district and famous for large-scale annual migration of labour is sitting on a bed of diamonds which can change the fate of the newest state of the country. Researchers from the Centre of Exploration Geophysics, Osmania University claim that they have identified as many as 21 new potential diamond zones in Mahbubnagar and villages abutting the border with Gulbarga and Raichur.

About two dozen zones have been identified and these are said to be scattered potential diamond locations were identified in the area between the Krishna and Bhima rivers, and the Krishna-Tungabhadra-Penna river zone.

At least half a dozen government and commercial organizations are busy in the district on a ‘diamond hunt’. Further studies can reveal the diamond-bearing potentiality of these places.