ASI carrying out repairs to prevent seepage through Taj Mahal dome, will remain open for public

To address seepage issues, the ASI is conducting preventive repairs at the Taj Mahal in Agra even as the monument will remain open to the visitors. Water seepage was reported through the main dome of the World Heritage Monument last year after which some repairs were carried out. However, no such issue has been reported after that, ASI officials said.

“Preventive and corrective measures are currently underway and there is no indication of any threat to the monument or its continued public access,” an ASI spokesperson said.

On September 12 last year, a minor seepage was observed from the top of the main dome of the Taj Mahal during heavy and continuous rainfall. “It was found that the primary source of the seepage was (from a) damaged pointing at the joint between the metal pinnacle and the white marble dome,” officials said, adding that this issue was immediately addressed.