A heavy monsoon downpour battered Jaipur, and at Amer Fort, one of its 16th-century ramparts gave way. A roughly 200-foot stretch of the fort's outer wall collapsed in a matter of minutes, reducing centuries-old stone to a heap of debris.

PTI-captured video footage vividly shows torrents cascading down the weathered facade before the wall buckles and comes crashing down. The abrupt collapse has renewed alarm over the vulnerability of India’s heritage structures to climate extremities.

In response, authorities led by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and district officials have closed off access to the damaged section and launched emergency restoration. They are also preparing a long-term preservation strategy to shield the fort from future monsoon assault.

Amer Fort draws thousands of visitors eager to admire its intricate Mughal-Rajput architecture, making both safety and structural integrity priorities. This incident underscores how centuries of history and artistry remain at risk without proactive conservation especially as weather patterns grow increasingly unpredictable.