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| On her birthday, Mayawati goes |
| On her birthday, Mayawati goes to Town
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| INDIA
, 16-January-2011
1:18:42 AM |
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Locals claim that from the highest point of Kuberpur, one can see at least one of the four minarets of the Taj Mahal on a clear day. And Kuberpur is no mountain range.
For a city that produces more than 750 metric tonnes of solid waste every day, Agra has been dumping its woes at the Kuberpur landfill site for too long. It has become an embarrassment: “Let’s not talk about it; the new project should solve the problem,” says a government official. On March 31, Agra will operationalise its solid waste treatment plant—near Kuberpur—that is being completed in two phases.
The city of 12.5 lakh residents receives over 25 lakh tourists annually. It is estimated that despite having three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the 175 rooms per lakh tourists that Agra has, compared to the national average of 423, is a reflection of the fact that the city itself does not attract tourists. Probably the waste off the streets will encourage more to stay.
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