The havoc of heavy rains in Agra has also been seen on historical buildings. Water started dripping from the main dome of the Taj Mahal on Thursday. On receiving information about this, the superintending archaeologist has deployed staff for monitoring.
The havoc of heavy rains in Agra has also been seen on historical buildings. Water started dripping from the main dome of the Taj Mahal on Thursday. On receiving this information, the superintending archaeologist has deployed staff for monitoring. It is being seen whether this water is dripping due to cracks in a stone or due to moisture. At the same time, walls collapsed in Baby Taj and Fatehpur Sikri. There has been heavy damage to the monuments of Agra Circle. The department is busy assessing the damage.
At around three o’clock in the afternoon, some drops of water started dripping from the main dome of the Taj Mahal and fell on the tombs of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz. This information was immediately given to the superintending archaeologist Dr. Rajkumar Patel. He sent departmental officials to the spot. They checked the reason why the drops of water fell. Patel said that due to continuous rain, the stones became moist and hence the water fell in the form of drops. The water splashed inwards from the nets. He said that the team is monitoring the main dome to see if the drops of water are falling continuously or they fall only occasionally. It will be treated accordingly.
He said that the southern wall of Etmaduddaula’s Baby Taj has collapsed. A 15/16 meter boundary wall has also collapsed in Fatehpur Sikri. The boundary wall of Sitaram temple in Soron has collapsed. He said that heavy damage has been caused due to continuous rain. There is no such monument where trees have not fallen. Pieces of stone have also fallen at some places.
He said that he also inspected the monuments. Teams have also been deployed for this. Damage assessment is being done. He said that some damage has also occurred in Rambagh. Water drops were seen falling in the hall of Hawa Mahal in Agra Fort. A neem tree fell here too.
A tree fell on the ASI office, the wall cracked
A tree standing in the office of Archaeological Survey of India situated on Mall Road fell down. Due to this, cracks have also appeared in a wall. Apart from the room of the superintending archaeologist, some other rooms also got filled with water due to leaking water.
The Taj garden has become a pond
The garden of Taj Mahal has also turned into a pond. Water has filled up to two to two and a half feet. Water filled in these gardens located near the red sandstone platform has never been seen before. Tourists are also making reels here.
Fewer tourists visited Taj and the fort
On Thursday, 14002 tourists visited the Taj Mahal. Among them, 12282 were Indians, 1578 foreigners, 137 from SAARC and five tourists were from BIMSTEC countries. Only 1954 tourists visited the Agra Fort.