Protest Against Visual Pollution Caused By Foot Over-bridge At St. John’s College

To

The Municipal Commissioner

Agra Nagar Nigam

Sir,

It has already been brought to your kind notice that the Foot Over-bridge now being constructed opposite St. John’s College, will cause visual pollution and obstruct the magnificent view of the heritage architecture.

The college can boast of having one of the most beautiful buildings in Agra, built in red sandstone in Indo-Saracenic architecture. The foundation stone of the Centenary Wing was laid by Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, former President of India, in 1957 and was opened by Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the former Prime Minister of India, in 1959 with the words "I have come to pay tribute to this temple of learning."

You are therefore requested to intervene and save this glorious heritage of the city.

The FOB can be shifted to Hari Parbat crossing where it is required urgently. I am particularly worried as there are serious allegations of corruption and hush money changing hands. Just to hang hoardings and banners for advertising you can not construct a structure anywhere.

Also in future it would be reasonable to expect ADA to inform in advance and invite suggestions before undertaking any new so called beautification project for urban Agra which is essentially a heritage city and its basic character should not be tinkered with.

We hope you will act and stop this monumental folly. We have seen the fate of the controversial Taj Heritage Corridor. Please for heaven’s sake let NOT this new FOB become another blunder of judgment.

With best regards

Yours sincerely

Brij Khandelwal

Editor

Agratoday.in