GoShorts: No To High Rises, Mobile Towers Around Taj Mahal
- Agra administration says no to highrises and mobile towers in a 1.5 km radius of historic Taj Mahal
- Agra Development Authority (ADA) Vice Chairman says no construction higher than 25 m. allowed around the monument
- Move after residents complain of obstructed view of the Taj Mahal which is a UNESCO Heritage Site and one of the 7 wonders of the world
- The skyline is being kept clean and unobstructed to comply with the standard of visual integrity evolved after a convention of UNESCO experts was held in the city in 2013.
- “This is a welcome step” says ASI superintending archaeologist (Agra circle) Vasant Swarnkar
- Taj Mahal and Agra Fort Will Reopen To Public From September 21
