Supreme Court criticizes Center for 'lethargy' in protecting Taj Mahal
What's the story
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.
Concrete steps
Government hasn't taken any concrete step for Taj's protection: SC
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.
Information
IIT Kanpur assessing air pollution level around Taj Mahal: Center
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.