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Yamuna water level rise causes water to reach Taj Mahal's walls

A garden behind the Taj Mahal in Agra was submerged on Monday (July 17) even as for the first time in 45 years, the water level in the Yamuna river reached 497.9 feet, crossing the 'low-flood level' of 495 ft. Although the water level touched the walls of the Taj Mahal on Monday, officials from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) stated that the mausoleum was designed to prevent water from entering the main monument.