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Supreme Court criticizes Center for 'lethargy' in protecting Taj Mahal
Last updated on Jul 11, 2018, 05:30 pm
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Center for its "lethargy" in taking steps to protect the Taj Mahal, dubbing the issue of preserving the historic medieval structure a "hopeless cause".
The top court expressed anguish over the Uttar Pradesh government's failure to come out with a vision document to preserve and protect the Taj Mahal.
Here's more on what the apex court said.
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Concrete steps
Government hasn't taken any concrete step for Taj's protection: SC
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SC directed the Center to furnish full details of the steps taken and action required to be taken for protecting the iconic monument.
A bench of Justices MB Lokur and Deepak Gupta said no concrete steps have been taken by the government, despite a Parliamentary standing committee report on Taj's protection.
The bench will hear the matter on a day-to-day basis from July 31.
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Information
IIT Kanpur assessing air pollution level around Taj Mahal: Center
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The Center told the bench that IIT, Kanpur was assessing air pollution level in and around the mausoleum and will give its report in four months. It said a special committee has also been set up to find the source of pollution around Taj Mahal.
