Agra, Aug. 16 -- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced a Rs.30,000-crore master plan for the holistic development of Braj region on the auspicious day of Janmashtami and gifted Mathura-Vrindavan 118 development projects worth Rs.646 crore.

Terming Braj as holy soil, CM said that Lord Krishna lives in every particle of Mathura's holy soil.

The chief minister was addressing a gathering at Panchjanya Auditorium in Mathura and reiterated the commitment of the double engine government for purity of Yamuna and its uninterrupted flow. He claimed that the world was looking up to India's spiritual wisdom for sustainable peace.

"The spirit of Shri Krishna's selfless karma is our power, making us invincible. I bow countless times to this holy ...