Agra: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Tuesday stated that although the swollen Yamuna river has reached the outer partitions of the Taj Mahal, the elevated water ranges pose no risk to the long-lasting monument of affection. The ASI acknowledged that the flood waters of Yamuna touched the outer partitions of the Taj Mahal earlier in 1978 and 2010.
According to the ASI officers, the water degree crossed the ‘medium flood degree’ of 499 ft. It reached 499.97 ft right here on Tuesday because of which the water touched the partitions of the Taj Mahal and submerged a backyard behind it.
An official of the ASI’s Agra Circle stated the principle mausoleum is designed on a raised construction which stands on ‘Chameli farsh’ and is constructed on a basis of 42 wells supported by a construction of sal woods.
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“The Yamuna waters touched the walls of the Taj Mahal in 2010 and prior to that in the year 1978. In the 1978 flood, water had entered rooms in the monument’s basement,” Prince Vajpayee, conservation assistant on the Taj Mahal, stated.
“This year as well, the water has reached the Taj Mahal, but it is not a threat to the monument. The main mausoleum is standing on a raised platform. It is standing on the Chameli ‘farsh’, and in the foundation, it has 42 wells and a structure of sal woods over the wells,” he stated.
Chameli ‘farsh’ is made up of pink sandstone and white marble, the official stated.
Recalling the 1978 floods, Raj Kishore Raje, a historian of Agra metropolis, stated, “That year, the Yamuna crossed ‘high flood level’ of 508 feet in Agra following which the floodwaters entered rooms of the basement (of Taj Mahal) under the Chameli farsh. The rooms were filled with silt.”
Munawwar, an ASI employees, stated the water reached Sandali Masjid on the East Gate of the Taj Mahal in 1978 and on the West Gate, it reached until Khan-e-Alam Nursery. Two non permanent partitions had been additionally created to guard the monument from flood water. One wall was created at Basai Ghat and the opposite at Dussehra Ghat, he stated.
Harshvardhan Srivastav, ADM, Finance and Revenue, stated the Yamuna reached 499.2 ft by 6 pm on Tuesday. He stated the water additionally entered the premises of Kailash Temple and low-lying homes close by the temple. People dwelling in these areas have moved to safer locations, he stated.
“The situation is under control. The PAC, NDRF and the SDRF are on alert. Divers and boatmen are on alert to keep an eye on the situation. However, now the water level is stable,” he added.
Meanwhile, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has closed Mehtab Bagh for vacationers because the river water entered the backyard premises. Entry of locals at ghats of the river has additionally been banned. In Bah block in Agra rural, three males had been rescued after they had been caught within the river present.
