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Braj Vrindavan Heritage Alliance (BVHA) Questionnaire

In order to democratically agree upon a common platform of demands of the Braj Vrindavan Heritage Alliance (BVHA), this questionnaire was designed and is kindly asked to be filled out by all (potential) participants or supporters of the BVHA. Please fill out this form completely; tick the appropriate text box shown under each question, and feel free to add new suggestions. Don’t forget to add your name, contact details and signature at the bottom of this page. Thank you very much for your valuable input! Questions: 1.) Do you want the Yamuna without black waters? □ absolutely □ would be nice □ not important 2.) Do you want the Yamuna back in the old ghats via a channel? □ absolutely □ would be nice □ not important 3.) Do you want Vrindavan’s street and the Yamuna river free of plastic? □ absolutely □ would be nice □ not important 4.) Do you want to limit the noise pollution of speakers into the public street? □ absolutely □ would be nice □ not important 5.) Do you want to limit vehicles on Parikarama? □ absolutely □ would be nice □ not important If yes, in which way? □ no vehicles allowed at all on Parikarama □ vehicles allowed only during special delivery times □ other: …………………………………………………………………………………. 6.) Do you want Vrindavan to be more green (trees, plants,…)? □ absolutely □ would be nice □ not important 7.) Do you want to suggest other changes for Vrindavan? □ yes □ no If yes, which one(s): (a) …………………………………………………………………………………………. (b) …………………………………………………………………………………………. (c) …………………………………………………………………………………………. 8.) Do you want to be a member of BVHA alliance? □ yes □ no

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9.) Can and are you willing to offer any help? □ yes □ no 10.) Would you like to join any action committee of the BVHA? □ yes □ no If yes, which Action Committee would you like to join? □ Green Vrindavan Committee □ Clean Vrindavan Committee □ Stop Noise Pollution Committee □ Traffic control Committee □ Clean Yamuna Committee □ Public Relations Committee □ Press Committee □ Legal Advise Committee □ Monkey Issue Committee □ Another Committee that isn’t listed above? Which one? ……………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 11.) Could you help with finding volunteers to help in concrete BVHA actions? □ yes □ no If yes, how & where? ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 12.) Do you have any suggestions about what could we do in case our demands are not met by the (local) government? □ yes □ no If yes, what are your suggestions? ………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. Your Name: ………………………………………………………………………………….. Your Mission / Organization (if applicable): …………………………………………………. Your telephone number(s): …………………………………………………………………… Your E-mail: ………………………………………………………………………………….. Date: ……………………. Signature: ………………………

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1. Don’t use plastic plates or cups, rather use clay or steel.

Proposed rules for Vrindavan Temples:

2. Don’t dispose garbage into the road. Make sure your garbage reaches the official dump area.

3. Don’t have speakers of your programme into the streets. 4. Make Tulasi gardens to honour the name “Vrinda-van”. 5. Plant trees as much as possible 6. Ban plastic entering your compound. 7. All members of BVHA shall exhibit in Hindi and English what are the BVHA goals. 8. Be responsible for the cleanness of the street in front of your mandir (temple).