Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

An exile Buddhist monk walks though a flooded Tibetan market close to the Yamuna river in New Delhi. Early Wednesday, the water level in the Yamuna crossed 495 feet, submerging large parts of the controversial Taj Corridor project. AP


Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

People use a boat to move around a flooded area close to the Yamuna river in New Delhi. Not just Taj Mahal, other monuments like the Agra Fort, Etmaduddaula, Chini ka Roza and Mehtab Bagh along the banks of the river are drawing huge crowds as well. AP


Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it


A Tibetan exile wades through a flooded monastery close to the Yamuna river in New Delhi. While most people are happy with the state of the river, those living in low-lying areas are naturally alarmed and praying for an early relief. AP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

A man takes photographs outside a monastery at a flooded Tibetan market close to the Yamuna river in New Delhi. Swollen river Yamuna has washed away boundary pillars demarcating districts of Uttar Pradesh from Harayana, officials said here. AP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

Yamuna river in New Delhi. The boundary pillars and fix points in eleven districts of the two states have been washed away with the river Yamuna flowing above danger mark, they said. AP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

A flood-affected resident wades through floodwaters in a slum near the river Yamuna in New Delhi. AP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

A man watches the rising water level of the River Yamuna in New Delhi. AP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

Locals looks at the rising water level of the River Yamuna in New Delhi. AP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

Residents of the inundated Tibetan locality near ISBT carry a pup as they move to safer places after water from the overflowing Yamuna floods the area, in New Delhi on Saturday. AP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

A man wades through a flooded lane caused by the rising waters of the Yamuna river at the Tibetan market in New Delhi. The river water level breached the danger mark again this monsoon season due to incessant rains in the capital and surrounding areas. AFP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

A flood-affected family camps near the rising River Yamuna in New Delhi. AP


Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it


A flood-affected woman sits near the rising River Yamuna in New Delhi. The River Yamuna continued to flow above the danger mark in Delhi, affecting normal life. AP

Taj Mahal as Shah Jahan saw it

Children from a flood-affected family camping on higher ground walk near the swelling River Yamuna in New Delhi. AP

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