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Trash near Taj Mahal: Rs 1 lakh fine on firm

AGRA: A day after a 10-year-old climate activist shared pictures of heaps of plastic waste around the Taj Mahal on her Twitter handle, Agra Municipal Corporation imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a private company tasked to maintain sanitation and hygiene in a 2-km radius of the World Heritage site.

On the orders of divisional commissioner Amit Gupta, the AMC sent a team of 12 sanitation workers to clear the trash and clean up the area.

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