NEW DELHI: The 16th century city of Agra may have three world heritage sites, Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, besides numerous other monuments, but it is not a fit case for being declared a world heritage city, the government informed the Supreme Court on Monday.
Responding to a query from a Bench comprising Justices S B Sinha, S H Kapadia and D K Jain, Solicitor General G E Vahanvati said the Centre as well as the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) had examined the matter threadbare following the December 20, 1996, directive from the court in this regard.
Referring to an affidavit filed by the ASI on April 4, 1997, Vahanvati said what comes in the way of the Indian government recommending the 16th century city to the World Heritage Committee for declaring it as a world heritage city is its haphazard growth, teeming population and presence of polluting industries.
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