taj mahal a victim of heat and dust

taj mahal hit by dust

with temperature recording new high, the dusty Agra weather is proving a hazazrd to the white marble monument.
the dry yamuna bed and the westerlies blowing across the city from the neighbouring Rajasthan district, have enveloped the historical monuments of Agra in a thick blanket of dust which is also roughing the surface of the stones, creating pox like marks.
efforts to clean the river have failed, and so have a series of initiatives to green the western periphery of the city.
if the monument has to be saved for posterity, the green cover around Agra must increase and the river filled with water round the year, say environmentalists