Stray dogs scare tourists at Taj Mahal
Agra’s stray dogs are not as welcoming as the city. They have already bitten several tourists around the Taj Mahal and the nearby Fatehpur Sikri complex. The city had earlier battled bovine and simian threats. It has now declared war on the dogs.
“The stray dogs stroll inside the Taj Mahal scaring away tourists. The CISF personnel do not seem bothered by their presence,” said Taj Ganj hotelier Sandip Arora. Last year a bull on a rampage at the Eastern Gate of the Taj had to be shot dead by a police officer after it attacked tourists. At Fatehpur Sikri, a female American tourist was bitten by a dog and was forced to cut her Agra visit short.
The Agra Nagar Nigam has sent out its team to round up the stray animals in the Taj Ganj area. “Four stray dogs had been caught on Saturday from the Taj Mahal area, more will be rounded up in the next few days,” a pollution control officer said.
