MATHURA-VRINDAVAN -
TOURISM
News: Mathura-Vrindavan aims
to become a carbon neutral tourist destination by 2041
What's in the news?
● Mathura-Vrindavan,
one of India’s largest pilgrimage centers, aims to become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist
destination by 2041, Uttar Pradesh government officials have told The
Hindu.
Key takeaways:
● This
means that tourist vehicles will be
banned from the entire Braj region, which includes famous pilgrim centres
such as Vrindavan and Krishna Janmabhoomi.
● Instead,
only electric vehicles used as
public transport will be allowed into the area.
● All
252 water bodies and 24 forests in the area will also be revived, officials
privy to the UP government’s draft redevelopment plan said.
Carbon-neutral:
● To
attain a net zero carbon emission status, greenhouse gas emissions must be
reduced to as close to zero as possible, with any remaining emissions
re-absorbed from the atmosphere, by oceans and forests for instance.
Mathura:
● Mathura
has its own significance as it is the abode
of Lord Krishna.
● Mathura
is not an ordinary city and is eternally connected with the supreme personality
of the Godhead.
● Vrindavan
is situated in the district of Mathura, and is regarded as a transcendental
place and certainly anyone who visits this place becomes transcendentally and
colorfully purified.
● The
holy ground of Vrindavan has many wonderful cintamani jewels, the lovely trees
and the spiritual fruits.