Special sight-seeing buses in Agra during CWG
July 4th, 2010 - 7:09 am ICT by IANSAgra, July 4 (IANS) Tourists visiting Agra during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi will be taken for sight-seeing in special tour buses to be launched very soon.
Agra district authorities Saturday announced a plan to start an exclusive sight-seeing bus service, which will pick up tourists from hotels and take them around local tourist spots.
Another bus service will take tourists to Fatehpur Sikri, District Magistrate Amrit Abhijat said.
Abhijat said the special buses will make it convenient for tourists to see not just the Taj Mahal but also other historical monuments in the city.
The administration also announced a total ban on spitting and littering near historical monuments. Violaters of the order would be booked and fined heavily.
New hoardings and signages for the convenience of tourists are also being put up near the Taj Ganj area around the Taj Mahal.
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