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There are only 3 jeepable ascents to the hills. Apart from these ascents which were in the form of unmetalled forest roads, all other ascents were possible only by trekking on foot. The first ascent near Rohtas leads to the Dhansa Ghati on the hill top. The second ascent is at Tarachandi on the GT Road. From here one can climb via Ghorghat, and reach Dhansa via Budhua. The third ascent is from Bhagwanpur to Adhaura in Kaimur district (metalled till Adhaura). Maoists had been planting landmines on these ascents to avoid police movement above the hills. This made the area out of bounds for regular tourism.
Several casualties of security personnel had taken place while trying to ascend the hills. The extremists continued to be in command of the Kaimur Hills and the Rohtas Fort, disturbed only by infrequent raids of the police teams which had a tactical disadvantage in organizing raids on the hills due to geographical, infrastructural and social constraints.
The theme of Sone Mahotsava
The Sone Mahotsava initiative for restoring mainstream tourism on the Fort was started as a community policing project of Rohtas Police. The stated aim was to create a better understanding of the history and culture of the Sone Valley. The aim was to gain inspiration from the illustrious and magnificent past of the Sone Valley and Rohtasgarh, and to motivate local people to come forward and work together in order to forge social unity amongst the inhabitants of the Sone Valley, and further to remove the atmosphere of fear prevailing in the minds of the people and thus to contribute in the development of the valley.
To be continued.....