The foundation stone for the Indira Park was laid during September 1975 by the then President of India Fakhruddin Ahmed and was opened to the public in the year 1978 with complete landscaping.[1][2] The park located in Domalguda is managed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority and lies along the Hussain Sagar lake.[3] Subrata Basu, the then local commissioner of customs and excise duty, had earlier succeeded with a similar rock sanctuary in Shilparamam, an arts and handicrafts village near Hyderabad.Though the sandalwood is inferior in its quality as compared to trees growing in other regions, the bark could be used as firewood and can also be used as an ingredient in cosmetics products.Rallies or sit-ins have been organised towards achieving goals by dalit rights groups,[7] auto rickshaws unions,[8] students and teachers,[9][10] political leaders,[11][12] and others.