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Foreword
To protect the treasured monument -Taj Mahal
-from the possible effects of chemicals in air, the Government of
India constituted a High Power Committee to oversee the implementation
of the necessary air pollution control measures in Agra mathura
Region and an Expert Group to assist the Committee with its scientific
and technical findings. On the recommendations of the Expert Group,
air quality monitoring at Taj Mahal was started in January, 1981
and subsequently at four locations in Agra since late 1984.
This report presents the analysis of the results of air quality
monitoring in the region with sj?ecial reference to Taj Mahal. The
report shows that the months November through March are critical
as regards gaseous pollutants. The
efforts made by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
(NEERI)in
monitoring the air quality at Taj Mahal and Ut tar Pradesh Pollution
Control Board (UPPCB)at
other four locations are gratefully acknowledged.
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