SC asks FRI to Conduct Tree Census in Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ)

Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) is a protected area around the Taj Mahal, ensuring environmental preservation and pollution control to safeguard the region’s historical monuments.

Sakshi Gupta Last updated on March 7th, 2025 02:26 pm Leave a comment

Context: The Supreme Court has directed the Forest Research Institute (FRI) to carry out a tree census in the Taj Trapezium Zone.

About Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ)

Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) is a defined area of 10,400 sq km around the Taj Mahal to protect the monument from pollution.
It comprises monuments including three World Heritage Sites: Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
It spreads across Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras and Etah districts in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

Objective: To control pollution and preserve the Taj Mahal from environmental degradation.
The Union government has constituted the “Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority” under the Environment Protection Act, 1986.
TTZ has four zones named Green, Orange and White.

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