Something weird is going on with the Taj Mahal
It might be one of the world’s most instantly recognisable landmarks, but something weird is going on with the Taj Mahal and India’s Supreme Court is not pleased.
The shining white monument is turning green.
“You all appear to be helpless,” a Supreme Court judge told government officials earlier this week, after an environmental lawyer argued pollution was discolouring the building.
“Money should not be the consideration. We might order you to hire experts from within India or abroad. We need to save it,” the judge said, according to News.com.au.
The Taj Mahal, originally built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife in the north Indian city of Agra, has been losing its sheen for years. The Archaeological Survey of India has been coating portions with a clay that takes away most of the discolorations when removed, but many believe that not enough it being done.
MC Mehta, the lawyer who brought the case to the court, said more must be done.
“The white sheen is disappearing and instead of that if the green colour, the brown colour, the other colours… are visible, then what is the reason? The reason is that the pollution has become alarming,” he said.
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