‘Funnily, they need to take over Waqf monuments’: Owaisi slams ASI over Taj Mahal water leakage | India Information

NEW DELHI: After stories of water leakage from the principle dome of the Taj Mahal, Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for its incapacity to adequately preserve and shield the world heritage monument.
“That is like failing a tenth class examination and making use of for a PhD!,” remarked Owaisi on ASI’s argument of taking up Waqf properties.
Agra skilled relentless rainfall for 2 consecutive days, leading to substantial hurt to town’s iconic historic websites, most notably the Taj Mahal.Archaeological Survey of India had put its employees on “surveillance” on Thursday after water started to seep from the principle dome of Taj.
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“Archaeological Survey of India earns a whole bunch of crore from Taj Mahal however that is the way it treats one of many largest symbols of Indian tradition. Funnily, the identical ASI argues that Waqf monuments needs to be taken over by it in order that it will possibly preserve them. That is like failing a tenth class examination and making use of for a PhD!,” the All India Majlis Ittihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief wrote in a submit on X (previously Twitter).
A senior ASI official informed TOI on Saturday, “Survey of the principle dome was carried out utilizing a drone. Rust was noticed on the bottom of the finial. This rust formation might have led to the event of cracks within the stone, inflicting water seepage. Restore work of this crack will now be undertaken to stop future water leakage. Moisture was noticed inside the principle tombs, indicating the potential of a effective crack on the stones of the dome.”
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Rajkumar Patel, the Superintending chief of ASI Agra circle, attributed the leakage to the continual rainfall in Agra and dismissed any issues about structural injury to the principle roof. “Sure, we’ve witnessed the leakage in the principle dome. After that after we checked, it was as a consequence of seepage and there was no injury to the principle dome,” Patel stated whereas speaking to information company PTI.
The 20-second video displaying rainwater seeping by way of the long-lasting ivory-white marbles of the principle dome after heavy rains has been doing the rounds on social media since Thursday.