According to a report in The Economic Times, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has opposed a plan to set up a ropeway around the Taj Mahal. Agra Development Authority (ADA) without seeking a clearance from the ASI planned to build the ropeway, a suspension bridge across the Yamuna and a giant ferris wheel for an aerial view of the Taj.
ASI superintending archaeologist A R Siddiqui said, “We are clear and categorical that we will not allow any such project in the vicinity of Taj Mahal. Clear-cut guidelines and rules are there, which we need to follow.”
ADA Vice Chairman, Tanvir Zafar Ali announced plans for ropeways from the Taj Mahal to the Mehtab Bagh across the river and another to Agra Fort. A series of preliminary studies and surveys have been carried out by experts of the Usha Breco group.
Rakesh Chauhan, President, Hotels and Restaurant Association of Agra, said, “Tourists wanting to visit monuments behind the Taj Mahal in Mehtab Bagh area need not take the time-consuming circuitous route via the Strachey Bridge if the plan of the Agra Development Authority to construct a ropeway materialises.”
Source : hospitalitybizindia
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