There will be fourteen monuments falling in the corridors identified for the Metro route in Agra which will exclude the Taj Mahal. Superintending Archaeologist Agra Circle, Bhuvan Vikram, while talking to The Pioneer on Tuesday said that that they have told the Metro officials to follow the archaeological norms for these monuments.
It may be noted that the State Government has initiated efforts for the starting of the Metro in the four cities of Agra, Meerut, Kanpur and Varanasi. The lucknow Metro Rail Corporation is the coordinating with the agency for these cities. “There are fourteen monuments which fall in the Metro route in Agra which excludes the Taj Mahal. In our meetings we have informed the Metro officials that they should follow the archaeological norms when they construct the Metro in the city,” he said. On being asked if the construction of the Metro would impact these monuments the Superintending Archaeologist said that an impact assessment study was being carried out.