Dr. Meena said that the seminar was organized in a place where the glimpse of original swaroop of Vrindavan can be seen. He said the venue, weather and the flora fauna perfectly matched the cause of organizing the seminar. The peacock dancing, parrots and other birds tweeting reminded him of the actual duty of the Forestry Department.
The seminar formally began with reading the message sent by His Holiness Acharya Shrivatsa Goswami who is currently traveling on a spiritual tour in Europe.
The speakers said that Vrindavan should be declared a pilgrimage town as well as an Environment Sensitive Zone. Though it has already been transformed into a concrete jungle, there is still hope that some certain areas can be made completely green.
It was stressed that whatever injury is caused to the swaroop and environment of Vrindavan by cutting down trees is unforgettable and unforgivable, and can only be remedied if the Forestry Department plants ten times more trees in and around Vrindavan. The Department should frequently organize Van Mahotsavas.
It was decided that a committee should be formed which will suggest where trees can be planted under the public-private partnership (PPP) model. The speakers said that the Forestry Department should try to acquire the whole Yamuna Khadar (front) area and do massive plantation there.
It was also decided that the Honorable High Court which is hearing the case of tree cutting in Vrindavan would be requested to order the acquisition of land for the Forest Department so that tree planting can be done there on a massive scale.
The PPP programme can only be carried out on roadsides and within private lands. But when we talk about the massive tree plantation it should be done purely by the government as it involves problems of encroachment and land grabbing, etc.
The restoration of the sacred groves and containing the monkey population was also discussed in the seminar.
The seminar was presided by Shri Bal Krishna Goutam. Dr. Chandra Prakash Sharma, Shri Govind Kishor Goswami, Acharya Naresh Narain, K.G. Gupta, Kanhaiya Gupta, Chandra Lal Sharma, Suresh Chandra Sharma, Rajendra Agrawal, Jagannath Poddar, Totaram Upadhyay, Girdhari Brajwasi, Ram Narayan Brajwasi, R.D. Singh (Forest Ranger), C.B. Singh (Deputy Forest Ranger), O.P. Sharma (Forest Guard), Braj Mohan Khandal, Puran Kishor Sharma, Govind Mahant, Ankit Agrawal, Jagdish, Vishnu Pada Das, Madhu Mangal Shukla (petitioner) and many others participated in the seminar.
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