3 Dead, 25 Injured Due to Thunderstorm in Agra, Taj Mahal’s Marble Railing Damaged

Agra metropolis on the banks of the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh was on Friday night hit by a extreme thunderstorm, which claimed the lives of three folks, together with a six-year-old lady, and left 25 others injured.

The thunderstorm barrelled by way of town, unleashing rain and windstorm, damaging the marble railing of the primary mausoleum at Taj Mahal, homes and uprooting greater than 200 timber at totally different locations.

Taking cognisance into the incidents, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has introduced Rs four lakh ex-gratia for kin of those that misplaced their lives within the thunderstorm associated incidents in Agra final night. The Chief Minister has additionally directed officers to make sure correct therapy to all these injured as a consequence of thunderstorm within the metropolis.

Earlier in 2018, two pillars and stones had fallen within the Taj Mahal premises. While on April 11 and May 2 final yr, the Royal Gate, the North-West Guldasta pillar of the South Gate collapsed, Guldasta pillars additionally had fallen within the tombs of Sirhindi Begum and Fatehpuri Begum. Hence, after the destruction came about, automated gates had been put in in Taj Mahal which opens with tokens. Metal detector machines put in on every gate have additionally collapsed.

Reacting on the identical, sources from Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has stated that all the pieces might be restored quickly. The solely concern, nevertheless, stays that part of the railing which has fallen in direction of the Yamuna River should be remodelled with stones within the fashion of Mughal Era. Meanwhile, Agra district administration was assessing the harm brought on because of the thunderstorm within the metropolis.

Winds gushed at pace of round 123 kms per hour on Friday night in Agra, rather less than the pace of cyclone ‘Amphan’ that lately hit West Bengal and brought on large destruction. Hundreds of birds had been additionally reportedly died because of the thunderstorm in Agra.

Maximum harm was reported from Agra-Jaipur freeway the place a number of timber had been seen uprooted. Areas like Jaipur House and Shahganj had been additionally seen badly affected by the thunderstorm.

The casualties had been reported as a consequence of a home collapse and different thunderstorm associated incidents in Agra, which is already bearing the brunt of Covid-19.