The possession of two ponds in the pilgrimage town of Goverdhan in the district has been handed over to the respective village heads, an official said today.
The ponds were earlier in the possession of the Vrindavan-based Braj Foundation, he added.
"While the possession of the Rudra Kund in Jatipura was handed over to Vimla Devi, the pradhan of the village, the possession of the Sankarshan Kund in Anyor has been given to village head Guddi Devi," Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Goverdhan, DP Singh, said.
He added that both the village heads were instructed not to ban the entry of any person to the ponds.
The district administration had swung into action, following a PIL filed before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) by one Anand Baba, alleging certain irregularities in the maintenance and renovation of the ponds.
The NGT had, on May 22, ordered the Mathura district magistrate to conduct an inquiry into how two former village heads had awarded renovation works in the ponds without following legal procedures.
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