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| August 13, 2012 | New Expressway brings a flood of tourists to Agra’s Taj Mahal | | Agra: The recently inaugurated Yamuna Expressway, which connects Agra, where the world famous Taj Mahal is located, with NOIDA and New Delhi, has brought in a flood of tourists to the Taj Mahal, boosting local business and sales. Kishor
Gupta, a local hotelier, said that the inauguration of the expressway has led
to a good tourist flow this year. "It is very exciting, the influx of tourists
indicates that this coming season will be quiet good. We already have a lot of
dates in November and December that have been sold-out, there are no rooms left
in Agra . It looks very good. The last two years were not too great for the businesses,
but this season holds a lot of positive hope" he said The expressway is six-lane
highway costing 2 billion dollars, has reduced the journey time to two and a half
hours and a round trip cost Rupees 510, as toll charges, thus making it not only
affordable, but also an easy attraction to tourists visiting Delhi. Local businessmen
were very excited and look forward to more benefits from the ease that the expressway
provides to the ever-growing number of tourists. Mughal Emperor Shahjahan built
the monument as a sign of his love for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, after
she died due to childbirth. An army of 20,000 stonemasons, gem cutters, marble
fitters and labourers, who toiled for 22 years, built it. The 358-year-old marble
mausoleum is India 's most famous tourist attraction, bringing four million visitors
every year to Agra.
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