“Erra Matti Dibibal” (red sand dunes) next to Visakhapatnam-Bheemunopatnam Beach Road. | Photo Credit: V. Raju
The red sand dunes next to Visakhapatnam-Bheemunipatnam Beach Road got a UNESCO-friendly list, known as “Erra Matti Dibibal”. Erra Matti Dibbal has been popularized through various films in Telugo and other Indian languages over the years.
India’s permanent delegation at UNESCO announced that seven seats in India were added to the preliminary list of the World Heritage List, including Err Matt Dibbal in Visakhapatnam. In addition to the preliminary list, there is a mandatory requirement before the inscription of any property on the World Heritage List.
“Erra Matti Dibibal” stands at heights from 10 to 30 feet above the ground, they will certainly attract the attention of motorists who run on 30 km Visakhapatnam-Bheemunopopatnam Beach Road.
During the last glacial maximum (LGM), which estimates that it occurred worldwide 18,500 years ago, Erra Matti Dibbal, which has already been announced as one of the 34 locations National Geo Heritage, was created. It is estimated that the Gulf coast was about 50 km during LGM. According to geologists, archaeological evidence, such as microlithic instruments, mesolithic and paleolithic era tools, were also found in the field of red sand dunes.
“Climate changes have occurred several times with warm, cold and interglacial periods over the past thousands of years. It is estimated that the coast has been about 50 km of the current coast.
“During the tide and tide and tide, sand is kidnapped by wind at a certain distance and is stored there. Although sand dunes had to be formed during the interglacial period that occurred 18,500 years ago, this process could start about 20,000 years.
Stone tools of prehistoric people and even ceramics from this period were discovered by Alok Rath and his team in the mid -90s, while digging test trenches as part of a research study led by P. Thimmy Reddy, former professor of the University of Anthropological, Andhra. The study found that Err Matti Dibbal was home to an early man.
Published – September 2025 17:53
