{"id":84807,"date":"2026-01-29T17:49:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=84807"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:21:50","slug":"taj-trapezium-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/taj-trapezium-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Taj Trapezium Zone, Background, Industries Classification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) is a defined <\/span>area of 10,400 sq km around the Taj Mahal<\/b> to protect the monument from pollution.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

It spread across 10,400 sq km in <\/span>Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras and Etah district, and Rajasthan’s Bharatpur District.<\/b> It comprises monuments including three World Heritage Sites, the <\/span>Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri. <\/b>Taj Trapezium Zone is so named since it is located around the Taj Mahal and is shaped like a trapezoid.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taj Trapezium Zone Background\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Taj Trapezium Zone was created by the supreme court in <\/span>M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors. Case 1996<\/b> in response to a public interest litigation<\/strong><\/a> (PIL) filed in supreme court to protect the Taj Mahal from environmental pollution<\/strong><\/a>. <\/span>The Supreme Court banned the use of coal\/ coke in industries located in the TTZ with a mandate for switching over from coal\/ coke to natural gas, and relocating them outside the TTZ or shutting down.\u00a0<\/span>The Supreme Court also directed the creation of the <\/span>Taj Trapezium Zone Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority <\/b>under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986<\/strong><\/a>. The Authority was entrusted with regulating industrial activity, construction practices, vehicular emissions, and other pollution-generating sources in the ecologically sensitive Taj region.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taj Trapezium Zone Industries Classification\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

For effective pollution control, industries under the Taj Trapezium Zone have been classified into <\/span>four categories <\/b>based on the pollution potential of industries <\/span>namely Red, Orange, Green, and White.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Highly polluting industries under the Red category are strictly restricted, while only environmentally friendly, non-polluting small, tiny, and micro-scale industries are permitted to operate within the zone, ensuring a balance between conservation and limited economic activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The classification is based on a Pollution Index (PI), which considers water pollution<\/a>, air pollution<\/a>, and hazardous waste generation :\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n