Dumping waste in Govardhan: No more!

The tribunal had last year restrained the Uttar Pradesh government from cutting trees in the holy town of Govardhan. The tribunal's order came after Mathura-based organisation Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan filed photographs showing that municipal solid waste is being thrown on the roads as well on the sites of Govardhan Parvat. The petition had sought a ban on cutting of trees in 3.9 hectare reserved forest land in Govardhan for widening of a mud road at the pilgrimage site. Read more ›

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