A parliamentary panel has expressed concern over pollution affecting the Taj Mahal and linked it to the polluted Yamuna river that flows along the monument in Agra.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology and Environment and Forest headed by Congress MP Ashwani Kumar suggested that a water body should be formed near the Taj Mahal to restore its sheen.

The committee, in a comprehensive report that slammed the authorities for not acting seriously to protect the Taj Mahal, also blamed the leather tanneries around the monument.

The report, tabled in parliament last week, said degradation of the Yamuna bed was "evident and was visible to the naked eye", and questioned the discharge of untreated sewerage into the river...............Read more

Source web page: Economic Times