Vraj — the region of Mathura, Vrindavan, Govardhan and Barsana — is among the oldest continuously inhabited cultural landscapes in India. For over a thousand years its forests and water bodies shaped the region's ecology and gave rise to a rich tradition of music, poetry and folk art. That inheritance is now vanishing. More than 70% of Vraj's native tree cover is gone, and over 80% of its historic water bodies are too polluted to use safely. Restoring the Legacy of Vraj is a ground-level mission to bring it back — one forest, one water body at a time.
What your contribution restores:
The forests — 12 ancient woodland tracts, most now critically degraded. Native species like Kadamba, Parijata and Tamala face local extinction.
The water bodies — over 150 historic tanks and lakes, most choked with silt, sewage and industrial waste; some sit under eight feet of accumulated silt.