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Oil refinery being built nearby Pollution threat to Indias Tai Mahal AGRA India Reuter The Taj Mahal Indias breathtaking wonder of the world built centuries ago IS in danger of being destroyed by chemical pollution from giant oil refinery being built nearby some experts believe The independent experts who are behind campaign to have the refinery moved say the whitemarble Taj could be eaten away by showers of sul phuric aci The refinery at Mathura about 30 kilometres from Agra Reduce risk of blood pressuLe Throw out that HALIFAX tCPi Want to reduce the risk of heart attack stroke or high blood pressure Throw out your salt shaker never use it again advises Dr George Iodor formerly of Czechoslovakia and now pro fessor at Memorial University at St Johns Newfoundland High blood pressure is vir tually unknown among Can adas Eskimos who have an al most saltfree diet Dr Fodor said during recent visit with scientists here However the Japanese who ingest about 30 grams of salt day have an 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cardiologist led him to the study of one cause of heart dis ease hiin blood pressure He says some causes of high blood pressure such as smok ing obesity and salt intake are controllable STUDIESNl2ltllNllNl Every year seven out of eye cry 1000 anadians die from heart problems but the rate in neatly rolled Like Modelsin CGE Vacuum Cleaner Its Canister Vac its an Upright model into one great Canistermotor for general cleaning power head for carpet care Accessories tnnnninn the onception Bay and Trinity Hay areas of Newfoundland is betwccn nine and it per thou sand llr ltodoi says thc areas higher mortality mic is related to sudden death from stroke How you live can determine what you dicof he says Studies into why the New foundland population differs re vealed that because there is little or no farming in the prov hire the diet contains rela tivcly high intake of salt fish salt pork salt beef and sugar Mint and fresh green leafy vegetables are virtually absent Vacuum Hose Kit with 78 performer 436243 He now is conducting re search with the help of the com iiniiiity of Grand lals Nfld where residents have been ex posed to massive education program to persuade them to restrict intake of salt and sugar At irand Falls we want to see if health education of the patients and professionals can really alter health dctcrr minants of nutrition and behavior If we find strategy that works we would like to apply it to those highrisk areas in New foiiiidlaiid CGE SwivelTop Cleaner Handy helper at moderate price The swivel top rotates full 360° for big area cleaning without moving canister Accessories in Complete with dust bags and accessories Dave of Delhis Jawaharlal Nehru University claim meas ures taken to prevent pollution from the refinery are in adequate He claims the governments conclusion that the refinery would add only minimal amount of pollution in Agra is not scientifically justified The professor said earlier re search showed that acid mist and sulphur particles could travel up to 40km He said the pollution would cause irreparable damage to the Iaj and that no considera tion had been given to the re liiierys impact on other towns in the area Mathura for instance is one of the oldest and most sacred cities in liidia and has been centre of pilgrimage for Hindus and Buddhists alike It has many famous temples monu ments and priceless sculptures The Keoladeo Ghana bird sanctuary at Bharatpur vast marshy area which attracts many thousands of migratory birds from Europe every year clude wands interchangeable nozzles etc See us first for budgetpriced vacuum cleaner filters accessories HSSOEIHTE STORE BROWN BARRIE lTD BAYFIELD MALL BAYFIELD ST HWY 21 PHONE 72664 Extra Savings with Cash Bonus Coupons or charge it with your Canadian Tire Card also is threatened others be lieve But the focus for the pollution threat centres on thelaj which has survived many threats be fore Emperor Shah Jahan sum moned 37 of the worlds leading architecLs from India Persia and central Asia to design the mausoleum and 20000 workers toiled for 22 years to complete it The shahs son stripped the tombs of most of their precious stones on his fathers death while others made off with scve eial of the goldplated gates There was plan during Brit ish rule to rule the laj to the ground and auction the marble in Britain but the plan fell through In the i$t7l lndovlakistan war its bright white dome was covered with Hessian sacking so Pakistani pilots could not use it as navigation point in their attacks on Agra Airfield But the laj still stands al ready little browncr due to pollution from nearby fac torics By DUIUIS BUSINESS EDITOR Eyes popped and there were some gasps when the robot scanned the variety of objects on the conveyor belt clasped the heavy connectin rod in its plierlike claws and eposited it in another location Time and again it selected the rods from among the other objects once catching one just as it tottered at the end of the belt ready to fall to 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