A minaret of the historic Taj Mahal has tilted by up to four centimeters due to a lack of water in the nearby the Yamuna river, said an environmental expert.
KS Rana, professor of the Environment Department at Agra University, said he concluded that the tilt was due to a shortage in ground water.
He added pillars of the monument have been raised on wooden sleepers to make the building earthquake proof and shortage of water in the adjacent river would have had an adverse impact on it.
"The foundation of the Taj Mahal is related to water. The wells have been dug up and pillars of the Taj Mahal have been raised on wooden sleepers, made of teak, which doesn t rot in water. This was a contemporary technique to make the building earthquake proof. The concept was that when this building is raised on sleepers it will hang and earthquakes will have no impact on it," Rana said.
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