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Green facelift for Vrindavan may become a reality

Vrindavan, May, 2013: Green face lift for Vrindavan may become a reality if things go in right direction as proposed in a meeting organized at Gambhira by Friends of Vrindavan. Dr. Mahendra Pratap Singh, a senior official from the headquarters … Continue reading

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The World Bank finds tourism potential in Vraja

Vrindavan, 23rd April, 2013: The World Bank may invest fund in the Vraja Circuit to promote the Tourism opportunities. According to the District Magistrate of Mathura Shri Vishal Chauhan the World Bank has made a project for five six years … Continue reading

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Indian Oil Corporation donates one hundred garbage bins for the cause of Cleaning Vrindavan

Vrindavan, April 27th 2013: Chairman of the Vrindavan Municipal Council Shri Mukesh Gautam distributed the garbage bins to the vendors and shops which generates garbage. One hundred garbage bins were distributed jointly by the Vrindavan Municipality and Friends of Vrindavan. … Continue reading

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Divisional Commissioner visits FoV projects

Vrindavan, April 19th, 2013: The Divisional Commissioner of Agra Shri Pradeep Bhatnagar visited Friends of Vrindavan’s office along with many other officials of the Mathura District. He was shown the recycling units where the bio-degradable waste is recycled into vermi-compost … Continue reading

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Acquisition of Vrindavan landfill site for whole sale market challenged

Vrindavan 31st March 2013: The Braj-Vrindavan Heritage Alliance decided to challenge the acquisition of the landfill site for the whole sale market in Vrindavan. Recently, the main landfill site of Vrindavan was acquired for making the whole sale markets of … Continue reading

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‘Khelan-Van’ is the only hope for Vrindavan’s Green Heritage

Vrindavan, February, 23rd 2013: With submitting the memorandum to the District Forest Officer Shri K.C. Vajpayee and the District Tourism Officer Shri D.K. Sharma, the Braj-Vrindavan Heritage Alliance (BVHA) begins to demand ‘Kehlan Van’ on the bank of Yamuna between … Continue reading

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‘Tirtha-Sthal’ demand for Vrindavan gains momentum

Vrindavan, February 3: ‘Tirtha-Sthal’ demands for the holy city of Vrindavan gains momentum as the BVHA hands over the memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister demanding Vrindavan should be declared as pilgrimage town. The memorandum was handed over to Dr. … Continue reading

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Vrindavan Municipal Board declares Vrindavan as ‘Tirtha-Sthali’

Vrindavan, 19th January, 2013: After much lobbying and sensitization by Friends of Vrindavan (FoV) and the Braj-Vrindavan Heritage Alliance (BVHA), the Vrindavan Municipal Board passes the resolution to get Vrindavan Municipal area to be notified as ‘Tirtha-sthali’ on 19th January. … Continue reading

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Pass Board Resolution to declare Vrindavan as a ‘Pilgrimage Town’: BVHA

The Braj Vrindavan Heritage Alliance led by one of its founding member His Holiness Baba Sevak Sharan presented a memorandum to the Vrindavan Municipal Chairman, Shri Mukesh Gautam demanding to add the proposal in its forth coming board meeting ‘to … Continue reading

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VCF drive organized around the cultural heritage site of Vrindavan

Vrindavan, Janurary 7th 2013: The heritage temple of Madan Mohan and its surrounding were thoroughly cleaned by FoV’s Vrindavan Cleaning Fund programme. The lane which goes to the Samadhi of Prabhupad Shrila Sanatan Goswami and Advaita-vat was also cleaned under … Continue reading

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