Lucknow : The Taj Mahal has been placed under unprecedented security, including deploying more armed policemen, preventing people from carrying water bottles or any kind of liquids inside and getting a dossier on everyone living adjacent to the 17th century monument, ahead of Independence Day Tuesday.
As many as 100 additional personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed at various strategic points on the outer periphery of the Taj Mahal, which is visited by thousands of tourists every day.
Sand-bag bunkers have been put up beside the outer entry gates for a round-the clock vigil by police personnel equipped with automatic weapons.
Dipesh Juneja, Agra senior superintendent of police, told IANS: We were already in the process of enhancing security in and around the Taj, but the terrorist threats for Independence Day prompted us to speed up these arrangements.
We have also undertaken an exercise to prepare a complete dossier of each and every resident living within 500 metres radius of the monument. This would enable us to promptly spot any new entrants or visitors in the area.
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