India, Jan. 6 -- The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently took cognisance of allegations regarding illegal tree felling, unauthorised constructions and encroachment in ecologically sensitive areas of Agra, particularly around the Taj Mahal and along the Agra-Gwalior Highway.

The two-member bench comprising chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government, Agra Development Authority and other authorities and directed them to file their responses within four weeks.

This was after a plea filed by one Jagan Prasad Tehriya said that illegal tree felling, construction, and encroachment have been taking place in ecologically sensitive zones.

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