Taj Mahal, the monument of love, will get a 'mud-pack treatment' to give sheen to the white marble that has become pale owing to high levels of pollution.
Taj Mahal, the monument of love, will get a 'mud-pack treatment' to give sheen to the white marble that has become pale owing to high levels of pollution.
Officials blame air pollution, saying the Taj Mahal is encrusted with "suspended particulate matter," or granules of dirt and soot found in high levels in the air.
"The deposition of SPM on the shimmering white marble of the Taj Mahal imparts yellow tinge to the marble surface," he said.
To restore the monument to its pristine glory, the panel recommended packing it in mud, a process used on the Taj Mahal in the past.
The treatment takes about two months and involves caking the domed edifice in mud and letting it dry before washing the clay off. As the mud dries, it absorbs the dirty build up.
As part of the 'facial' treatment for the monument, the lime-rich clay will be plastered over affected areas of the monument and left overnight. As the mud will begin to dry, it will be washed off hopefully with the grime that coats the monument.
The maiden mud-pack treatment of Taj took place in 1994, the second one was given in 2001. The last such treatment was in 2008.
The last treatment costed Rs 10.4 lakh. Over two experts had carried out the work.
The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1654 for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It houses their graves and a mosque, as well as several other graves of lesser Mogul royalty.
*Original Source: Biswajeet Banerjee| The News Minute| June 8, 2014| 7.30 pm IST
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Officials blame air pollution, saying the Taj Mahal is encrusted with "suspended particulate matter," or granules of dirt and soot found in high levels in the air.
"The deposition of SPM on the shimmering white marble of the Taj Mahal imparts yellow tinge to the marble surface," he said.
To restore the monument to its pristine glory, the panel recommended packing it in mud, a process used on the Taj Mahal in the past.
The treatment takes about two months and involves caking the domed edifice in mud and letting it dry before washing the clay off. As the mud dries, it absorbs the dirty build up.
As part of the 'facial' treatment for the monument, the lime-rich clay will be plastered over affected areas of the monument and left overnight. As the mud will begin to dry, it will be washed off hopefully with the grime that coats the monument.
The maiden mud-pack treatment of Taj took place in 1994, the second one was given in 2001. The last such treatment was in 2008.
The last treatment costed Rs 10.4 lakh. Over two experts had carried out the work.
The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul Emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1654 for his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It houses their graves and a mosque, as well as several other graves of lesser Mogul royalty.
*Original Source: Biswajeet Banerjee| The News Minute| June 8, 2014| 7.30 pm IST
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