Braj Mandal, which once resonated with the sweet tunes of Shri Krishna's flute and classical music of ancient temples, is now filled with noise and cacophony. This change can be clearly seen in holy places like Vrindavan, Mathura, Govardhan and Barsana.

After hundreds of trees were ruthlessly cut down by land mafias in Vrindavan, recently serious concerns are being raised about environmental conservation in the entire Braj region.

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Mathura: The Minister of State KJ Alphons has said that Govardhan Teerth of Mathura needs to be made into a world-class destination and the Govardhan Maharaj Utsav shall be organized in October every year. 

Mathura: Pranab Mukharjee, President of India, presented ‘Rajbhasha Kirti Purskaar’ to SM Vaidya, GM, Mathura Refinery for commendable work for popularizing Official Language Policy amongst the Central Government Offices, Banks and PSUs at Mathura town in a glittering function organized at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Hindi Divas. 

Mathura: Expressing concern at large scale disappearance of green cover in the Sri Krishna land (Braj Bhoomi), Hema Malini, the local MP, said "the local flora and fauna was under threat and those concerned with preserving forests and ecology had shown little interest in preventing loss of green cover."