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For the first time, the Agra Municipal Corporation has sent a notice to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) asking it to pay Rs 1.9 crore as water tax and Rs 1.5 lakh as property tax on the Taj Mahal, a protected monument. The bills are for the financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23.The ASI has been asked to pay the dues within 15 days, otherwise, the property (Taj Mahal) will be "attached" if the tax is not cleared within the stipulated time. ASI Superintending Archaeologist Raj Kumar Patel said, "Property tax is not applicable on the monument. We are also…