Presentation given by Charul Agarwal of St. Dominics School in the Stage 3 of Mathura Genius Award 2009 (Senior Level) organized by Paarth Educational Foundation (www.paarth.in)

1. It is well known that without knowing the
history we cannot work towards creating a
better future. So let us start with taking
a brief glimpse at the history of this city.

2. Mathura has always been known for its
exquisitely designed temples. People from all
over the world flock into the city to seek
spiritual fulfillment in the holy premises.

4. • The wonderful art and architecture that
thrived on the land from ancient times has won
it worldwide renown and also many tourists
who come to visit these antiques preserved in
the museum

6. TERRORISM
• MATHURA TODAY • MATHURA IN MY
DREAM
• Terrorism has made life difficult today. People
are scared of even stepping out of their houses. • No such fear would make life hell in my dreams.
People fear crowds and even avoid visiting All those who threaten peace would be brought
temples on days they know huge crowd is going to books.
to gather in temple premises considering such • HOW: Nothing is insurmountable. So is
places vulnerable from terrorist attacks. this terror too .If we resolve to root out this
problem then of course this is possible.Nearby
all the temples should be a well equipped police
post.Bomb Squad Disposal team shall be kept
on its toes everytime.An efficient
communication network shall be established to
link administration and millitary

8. DRAINAGE SYSTEM
• MATHURA TODAY • MATHURA IN MY
DREAMS
• The sewage system in Mathura is really • In my dream the drainage system would be
very inefficient. It is very common to see quite well maintained. In fact the no longer
dirty water from the drains to get would the sight of this dirty water would
accumulated on the streets especially under arouse disgust as all these drains would
the bridge hindering the movement of disappear underground.
traffic. • Under bridges would be replaced by over
bridges leaving no chance for sewage water
to accumulate.

10. transportation
• Mathura today
• Mathura in my dreams
• ROADS:-living in mathura you must be
aware of the poor condition of roads. • ROADS:-the highly congested
Most of the roads are unmettled. Even roads shall rapidly be replaced by
the mettled roads prove far from being expressways and underground roads
useful as they are characterized by across high traffic areas.
sewage water accumulating right in the • TRAFFIC SYSTEM:-the traffic police
middle of the streets. these roads are shall be present at all places of
bumpy therefore a tour through the city need.The places where there is no
makes you vulnerable to many such scope for vehicles to move should be
jerks. replaced by well maintained roads
• Traffic system: in holigate or let us say where people would move on their
any other such crowded area don’t you foot. No special provision shall be
get trapped with your vehicles and find made for politicians or officials as the
it difficult to know how to get out. same rules would apply to all.
• OTHER MEANS OF
TRANSPORTATION:- Of course such
an important place like mathura should
have an international airport.

12. education
• Mathura today • Mathura in my
dreams
• PRIMARY EDUCATION:- • PRIMARY EDUCATION:-
many students especially girls are not Of course in my dreams all would have
able to avail the opportunity of even
the primary level education. access to primary level of education.
• CHOICE FOR CAREER:- • CHOICE FOR CAREER
in mathura the only choices you have
for branches are science or
• :- No need for students to leave their
birthplace to get a wider multitude of career
commerce.Is the world limited to just options for this choice would be made
these branches. is it mandatory for all available in their own motherplace. All
to live just as others do????????. Yes career options like fashion designing,
if you want to pursue your studies in interior decoration, colliery services,
mathura you would have to. aviation, astronomy, etc everything would
be made available in educational institutions
in mathura itself

13. CAREER BUILDING
• VOCATIONAL • VOCATINAL TRAINING:-
TRAINING:- Today at the name I dream to have world class vocational
of coaching we have a few of training in all most all branches from
engineering or commerce and these engineering, commerce, medical
too have not been as yet able to stand ,aviation, etc to what not. No need for
to the expectations of people. students to leave such a sacred place
just for better vocational training. Also
• Colleges:-We find students students across the world would
emigrating mathura for Delhi ,Mumbai, emigrate to mathura to seek excellent
Bangalore,etc where there are educational facilities.
colleges which would prepare theirway
• COLLEGES:-if enterprising students
for career making.
are here so why should they go to
seek admission in colleges ,why not
college be established here it self to
seek such enterprising students. And
of course this has come true i9n my
dreams.An IIT,AIIMS and similar other
colleges would be established over
here.

15. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
• MATHURA TODAY • MATHURA IN MY
DREAMS
• Now even if we have
human resources where • So in my dreams
are the career Mathura would be
opportunities. We covered by the world’s
neither have the largest industrial belt.
industrial belt nor do Also service sector will
we have software be our strength.
technology perks to Mathura would replace
provide employment to Bangalore as the
these people. electronic capital and
software giants.

17. Development of places of tourist
interest
• Mathura today • Mathura in my dreams
• Let us look at the condition of tourism • Mathura in my dreams would
today. Since the most important places
adhere to our culture of “atithi
of tourist interests are temples so let
us have a look at the tourism facilities devo bhava”. Everywhere
over here.
would they be given respect
and would be made to feel at
• Tourist harassment:- home.
tourist are harassed everywhere in
India. Even here sometimes they are
charged very high rates for something
that costs something very less. At the
entrance gate of temples they have to
encounter a queue of beggars asking
them for something in God’s
name.Also are the abused , pick
pocketed and what not.

19. FACILITIES FOR TOURISTS
• MATHURA TODAY • MATHURA IN MY
DREAMS
• GUEST HOUSES:- Have • GUEST HOUSES:-
you seen the condition These tourists who
of guest houses in our come to enjoy our city’s
city. They are all cultural heritage would
stinking , difficult to live have a luxurious place
in. ever thought how it to rest in
would be like for these
people accustomed to
such luxury to live in
such poorly maintained
guest houses.

21. Let’s work towards making the tourist destinations here give eternal
pleasure.
•All these tourist destinations would be interconnected through
underground roads and waterways.
•For example all the major temples in vrindavan would be connected
through underground roads and on the sides would be music boxes
which would play some piece of spiritual music and make all these
tourists get lost in HIS worship.
•Also there would be proper parking facilities for the vehicles so that
they donot create any havoc.
•Let us take the case of Dwarikadhish temple. Its location makes it
almost inaccessible for these distant tourists so boating as ameans of
transportation can be developed over here.Also water level of river
Yamuna shall be elevated so that boats can run all over the year.

23. ENVIRONMENT
•WHILE DEVELOPING INDUSTRIES THERE IS
ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY OF POLLUTION. SO HOW
TO COMBAT THIS PROBLEM
•FIRST OF ALL WE CAN SEE THAT ALL
INDUSTRIES FOLLOW THE REQUIRED
ANTIPOLLUTION NORMS LAID BY THE
GOVERNMENT.
•ALSO WE CAN PLACE A GREEN BELT ALL
AROUND THE MAJOR HEALTH HAZARD

24. CIVIC AMENITIES
• Once people have attained greater income there
surely is a need for civic amenities
• First of all world class health facilities would be
provided .
• People would also need safe drinking water. For
this municipal water supply would have to
become very efficient.
• Also people would be made to realize their right
to question any lack of these necessary civic
amenities. And they would be able to get the
PWD attend to their grievances.

25. CONCLUSION
• So finally I would like to conclude in my dream there
would be greater incomes for people through development of
software technology parks, industries and tertiary sector
creating a cycle of greater income.
• Greater income would mean that people would be able to
earn greater income which would lead to higher tax payment
• Through these taxes government would be able to spend more
on the maintenance of these infrastucture and provision of
civic amenities