Rising Yamuna waters reach walls of Taj Mahal

A rising Yamuna river touched the walls of the Taj Mahal in Agra, Report informs via Times of India.

It submerged a garden behind the monument on Monday for the first time in 45 years.

Officials at the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) claimed that flood waters had 'not entered the basement of the Taj' which could be dangerous for the monument.

In 1978, the Yamuna water entered 22 rooms in the monument's basement, leaving behind silt. Later, ASI erected walls at the entrance to protect the monument from flooding. However, Yamuna still poses a threat to other architectural and historical monuments in Agra.

The water level in the river Yamuna in Mathura district touched 167.28 m, which is above the danger mark of 166 m.