Pollution turning Taj Mahal yellow

The Taj Mahal is a mausoleum located in Agra near Delhi, India. Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built it in the memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Taj Mahal is seventh wonder of the world but Air pollution is turning the Taj Mahal, India's famed white-marble monument of love to an unromantic yellow color. It is the parameters of air pollution which is causing the Taj to yellow. People objected to the construction of oil refineries near the Taj Mahal before because it distance is too close.The level of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide was very high due to that and the pollution through vehicles is also increasing.

Currently, to cut back on pollution, cars and buses are not allowed to drive to the Taj Mahal and the parking lot is located about 1 ½ miles away, where visitors can take battery-run buses or horse-drawn carriages to reach the monument.

Pollution through transportations

In Delhi, public transit is not easily by most of the city. There are too many vehicles on the road, which are causing large amount of pollution. The vehicles are less efficient, which means low mileage per litre amount of pollution. Due to the fact more private vehicles are on the road and les public tramsit accessibility more oil is being burnt, which is producing more pollution.

Pollution through Power Generating Stations

Delhi is the most polluted city in India. Pollution is one major issue faced by the city today. It is increasing very fast and is becoming very difficult to deal with. In Delhi, India the pollution levels are very high.
Delhi is reliable on the fossil fuels, the gap between demand and supply is huge, and the plants are working at their maximum capacity all the time. They are using large amounts of uranium and coal to produce possible supply of of electricity to meet the public and industry deman. Also because of the hot weather the demand for electricity is higher. Overall, to meet the city's electricity demand the power generating plants are using a lot of fossil fuels, which are producing a lot of pollution.