Uttar Pradesh Govt To Begin Work On 134-Acre Urban Forest In Mathura

In a positive development, Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath led Uttar Pradesh Government is set to begin work on a 134-acres-big urban forest in the Sunrakh village in Mathura, in the outskirts of Vrindavan, reports Economic Times.

The work on the project will begin in September as a joint venture between UP Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, forest department, district administration and Mathura Vrindavan Development Authority (MVDA).

Under the project, nearly 77,000 saplings will be planted at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore. After levelling work is completed, the area will be demarcated with barbed fencing by the MVDA while a pond and a park would also be developed inside the premises later.

He added that the urban forest will be a natural habitat for animals, especially monkeys, and it would attract domestic as well as international tourists with a scenic location along the river.