First in 45 years: Rising Yamuna waters reach walls of Taj Mahal

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on July 18, 2023
A rising Yamuna river touched the walls of the Taj Mahal in Agra and submerged a garden behind the monument on Monday for the first time in 45 years. ASI officials said the mausoleum was designed to prevent water from entering the main monument. The water level in the river Yamuna in Mathura district touched 167.28 m, which is...

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Published on July 18, 2023 -  00:38
India: Rising floodwaters reach iconic Taj Mahal walls
Floodwaters from the Yamuna River have reached the walls of the 17th century mausoleum as water levels in the river cross 150 metres – the highest since 1978.

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Yamuna

River in India
From the banks of Ganga in Anupshahr to the bridge over Yamuna near Chhaprauli; the sugarcane fields of Baghpat and potato farms in Khandauli near Agra to the..
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Agra

Metropolis in Uttar Pradesh, India
Lal mirch, haldi, dhaniya. These are the three ingredients Kusum Nigam mostly uses in her sparse kitchen that's carved out of the one-room house in which she..
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