India, April 21 -- AGRA The Taj Mahal will remain closed for the general public on Wednesday from sunrise till United States vice-president JD Vance's proposed visit to the monument is over, said officials of the Archeological Survey of India .

Vice-president JD Vance, along with his wife Usha Vance and children, are in India from April 21 to 24. On Tuesday, April 22, he will visit Jaipur, and on Wednesday, April 23, he will travel to Agra. Vance will leave India on Thursday, April 24, at 6:40am.

Sources at the Taj Mahal informed that a team of US officials had already visited the monument and assessed various aspects related to the visit, focussing mainly on the security of guests.

Besides their scheduled tour to the iconic Taj Mahal,...