AGRA: Mathura MP and veteran actor Hema Malini said on Tuesday: "Were very happy. It will benefit everyone." She was referring to the Allahabad high courts nod for construction of the Banke Bihari corridor in Vrindavan. "Devotees will be able to visit it without any hassle. Itll be developed well," the BJP leader added.State cabinet minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said, The area around the Banke Bihari temple will be developed on the lines of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi.The corridor will be able to accommodate more than 50,000 devotees at a time. Devotees, after taking a dip in the Yamuna, can directly reach the temple via the corridor.The HC on Monday gave the green light to the UP governments plan to build this corridor for the "convenience of devotees". In its order, the court also restrained the UP government from using Rs 262 crore from the deitys account for corridor construction. The bench of Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker and Justice Ashutosh Srivastava observed, We are not in agreement with the argument of state counsel that for construction of the corridor, funds deposited in the bank belonging to the deity may be permitted to be utilised. The government is free to utilise its own money for secular activity of facilitating public interests.Following an earlier HC order, an eight-member panel had completed a survey in August for the proposed corridor on the "5-acre land from the Yamuna river bank to the temple". Local authorities marked around 325 properties, which include shops and houses, to be acquired by the state.Meanwhile, authorities were busy in preparations for PM Narendra Modis visit on November 23 to attend the Braj Raj Utsav.We also published the following articles recentlyDamage control following Saturday night party at Kartapur CorridorGiani Gobind Singh, the head granthi of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, released a video to address the criticism of the Project Management Unit (PMU) regarding the party at Kartarpur Corridor. He claimed that there was no breach of Sikh code of conduct during the official dinner and that negative propaganda was being spread by a few individuals. Punjab Legislative Assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan also defended the incident and stated that the dinner took place in a separate complex, not connected to the Gurdwara.Corridor block in Guntakal and Vijayawada divisions: Trains cancelled, divertedSeveral trains in South Central Railway have been cancelled or partially cancelled due to a corridor block in Guntakal and Vijayawada divisions from November 20 to 26. The cancelled trains include the Bitragunta MGR Chennai Central express, Tirupati Katpadi passenger special, and Katpadi Jolarpet MEMU express special. Some trains will also be diverted to run on different routes, such as the Pune Kanyakumari express and Madurai Okha express. The changes are expected to last until November 26.Over a dozen trees felled, 3 acres cleared in Aravali leopard corridorIllegal clearing of Aravali land and felling of trees in Roj Ka Gujjar, a leopard corridor near Damdama lake, has raised concerns among villagers and environmentalists. The area is crucial for preventing waterlogging and recharging groundwater. Urbanization has already fragmented the leopard corridor and increased human-animal conflicts. Gurgaons cropland area has decreased while built-up area has doubled, expanding towards the Aravalis. Incidents of land clearance are becoming common during weekends, and decreasing groundwater levels are a cause for concern. Strong monitoring and protection of sensitive zones are needed to preserve wildlife corridors and prevent further disturbances.

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