Taj Mahal entry fees increased, Rs 200 ticket to see main masusoleum

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NEW DELHI: The government has decided to increase Rs 200 charge to seeing the main mausoleum for Taj Mahal tourists from April 1, 2018, and also raise the entry fee to Rs 50 from Rs 40 which would be valid only for three hours. "A separate ticket of Rs 200 will be needed to enter into the main mausoleum at the Taj Mahal to ensure the protection of the area and better crowd management." Taj ' s load-bearing capacity had recommended immediate steps to reduce the number of footfalls into the mausoleum to protect its integrity. "We thought capping the number of tourists per day was not a viable option, but we had to do something. The hike in prices is not to generate revenue, but to ensure that only people who are genuinely interested enter the area,"  Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said.
The Supreme Court recently directed the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a vision document on the preservation of the monument within four weeks. Sharma also said the ministry had taken special steps to ensure the comfort for foreign tourists who pay Rs 1,250 for entry into the Taj Mahal. He said separate queues, separate toilets, and a safe corridor will be built for them from the Agra railway station to the Taj in collaboration with the Ministry of Aviation and Road Transport Ministry. "First, we will warn them, then we will identify them and then we will punish them...We want to bring this in by April 1. These touts are a menace," he said. The minister also said that his stand on touts is not just restricted to the protection of the tourists at Taj Mahal, but also across places of tourist interest around the country. Sharma, who met senior officials of the Agra district authorities recently, also said many tourists, both domestic and foreign, who visit the Taj are ambushed at the station itself and the harassment continues during their stay in the city. One of the seven wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal was commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The monument was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world ' s heritage".
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