Question

Why mathura oil refinery is asked to close down?

Answer 1

The refinery was in the news for allegedly causing the white marble of the Taj Mahal to yellow. It is located about 50 kilometers away from the Taj Mahal. It is currently asking the Indian government to allow an expansion, raising the capacity to 11 million tonnes. The refinery also wants to create a new garbage disposal site, which has garnered new outrage from environmental activists because the site will be located even closer to the Taj Mahal and Mathura.The Mathura oil refinery releases toxic gases and disposes waste into the rivers making the area dirty and unhealthy. Even the Taj Mahal is getting affected because of this. The India government hired a panel to examine the effects of the refinery on the Taj Mahal. The panel found that the air has high levels of suspended particulate matter, caused by factory emissions, dust, construction, and exhaust from automobiles. These are causing the Taj Mahal to change color.

Answer 2

Mathura Refinery releases toxic gases like oxides of sulphur into air.

When rainfall occurs Sulphur Dioxide combines with rain water to form sulphuric acid.

When this acid water falls on Taj Mahal which is made up of marble stone origin of marble occurs.

So Mathura Refinery poses problems to Taj Mahal.