Agra Oct 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath arrived here on Thursday a visit seen as a damage control exercise.
He will first visit the Nagla Pema area where a rubber check dam is likely to be constructed.
Locals are hoping that the Chief Minister will unfold a package for infrastructural development of Agra and soothe frayed tempers ignited by a series of controversial statements by politicians on the Taj Mahal.
He will visit the Taj Mahal where a cleanliness drive has been organised at its western gate.
The Chief Minister is also scheduled to launch Pro-Poor Tourism projects and address a public gathering at the GIC ground later in the day.
Adityanath s visit to the Taj city comes after BJP MLA Sangeet Som had stirred controversy last week when he called the 17th century marble wonder a blot on Indian culture while some other right-wing politicians have said the Unesco World Heritage Site visited by millions was not representative of the Indian socio-cultural ethos.
His last visit to Agra was on May 7.
--IANS
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