Toxic environment takes its toll on monument

Highly polluted air and water are slowly eating away at the marble exterior and sandstone foundation of the Taj Mahal. The water of the Yamuna, which flows very close to the monument, is laden with chemicals that chemically react with the sandstone foundation and slowly eat it away. Organiztions are pushing the government to impose regulations on the amount of vehicle emissons into the air and industrial dumpage in the Yamuna that is allowed, but little progress has been made.

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