SC nod for Agra Metro awaited, work on Kanpur leg starts today: Adityanath

UP CM said state had sought apex court's permission for Agra due to existence of Taj Trapezium Zone, an area of 10,400 sq km around Taj Mahal, to protect the world famous monument from pollution

The Uttar Pradesh government is awaiting the Supreme Court nod for launching the Agra Metro rail project, chief minister Yogi Adityanath today said.

Addressing the Urban Mobility India conference-cum-exhibition 2019 here, Adityanath said the state government had filed an application in the apex court seeking permission for the project owing to the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ).

TTZ is a defined area of about 10,400 sq km around Taj Mahal to protect the world famous monument from pollution. In response to a PIL seeking to protect the famous monument from environmental hazard, the apex court had banned industrial activities and the use of