The Yamuna River’s rising water level reached the walls of the Taj Mahal for the first time in 45 years since 1978.

The overflow of the river was caused by heavy downpours.

According to officials, the flood will not damage the main section of the iconic mausoleum.

The iconic Mughal monument- Taj Mahal is facing flood threat as the Yamuna river swelled in Agra.

The incessant rains in the city prompted the rise in the river's water level near the national heritage. The river water touched the boundary wall of the Taj Mahal.

Visuals from the Taj Mahal showed the Dussehra Ghat located near the Taj Mahal boundary has been flooded. The continuous rise in water level in Yamuna posed a flood threat to the Taj Mahal. Officials set up barricades on the river ghats from Kailash Temple in Sikandra till the Dusshera Ghat near the Taj Mahal to avoid floods.