aurangabad we are seriously worried about the conservation of the himayat bagh said justice ravindra ghuge and justice anil pansare of the aurangabad bench of the bombay high court while stopping official activities related to the acquisition of four wells at the mughalera garden the concern was expressed by the bench during a recent hearing of a petition objecting to the acquisition of these wells by the district administration as per official plans it is proposed that a temporary pipeline would be laid in these water bodies by digging up the area in order to supply water to the residents of certain localities petitioner advocate sandesh hange who appeared as a party in person highlighted before the court that an pil is already filed by him seeking tag of protected area for himayat bbagh under the provisions of the maharashtra ancient monument and archaeological sites and remains act 1960 is in progress before the court during the previous hearing of an pil concerned the court on december 20 last year had asked joint efforts from all the authorities to protect himayat bagh areahange said the four wells namely sakkar baudi bail gotha baudi mosambibag baudi and datta mandir baudi are within the proposed biodiversity area as per latest studies and official surveys there is existence of several heritage trees in himayat bagh which promote bird nesting and is also known to be home for migratory birds these trees form a lung for the aurangabad city and they survive on these water bodies available in the historic garden he said adding that any indulgence planned by the district administration would seriously threaten these 400year old water bodies during the hearing the government pleader told the court that the district administration was worried due to the water scarcity and efforts would be taken to ensure that the four wells in question would not be destroyed during the proposed work after hearing both the sides the twomember bench of justice ravindra ghuge and justice anil pansare said it would not question the intention of the local administration at present however it intrigues us that the local administration has swung into action for combating scarcity of water after the onset of the monsoon season the court added