Amazon Quiz: (June 26) Under which special provision is this monument protected from pollution?
Green zone
UNESCO
Taj Trapezium Zone
WWF
Answer: Taj Trapezium Zone
The Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) is a 10,400-square-kilometer zone established around the Taj Mahal to preserve it from pollution. On December 30, 1996, the Supreme Court of India issued a judgement respecting industries covered by the TTZ in response to a PIL seeking to preserve the Taj Mahal from environmental contamination. It prohibited the use of coal/coke in industries located within the TTZ and mandated their conversion to natural gas, relocation outside the TTZ, or closure. The TTZ includes three World Heritage Sites: the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri. TTZ is so named because it is formed like a trapezoid and is located around the Taj Mahal.
The Taj Trapezium Area is characterized geographically as a trapezoid between 26° 45N & 77° 15E to 27° 45N & 77° 15E in the West of the Taj Mahal and between 27° 00N & 78° 30E to 27° 30E in the East of the Taj Mahal, lying in the Agra Division of the State of Uttar Pradesh and the Bharatpur Division of the State of Rajasthan.
Areas of Responsibility:
Protecting the Taj Mahal from pollution Control Pollution
Keep track of the Taj Mahal’s pollution statistics
Investigate city pollution
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