India, Oct. 1 -- To ease traffic pangs and provide better facilities for devotees visiting the Shri Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority is building a new parking facility located in Begumpur village, across the Yamuna, said officials on Monday.

Yeida will develop a 30 acre open parking facility for thousands of devotees visiting the Lord Krishna temple, officials said, adding that Yeida will also build a 1.5km elevated track to facilitate a seamless commute from parking to the main Shri Banke Bihari temple.

The decision came after the Uttar Pradesh Braj Teerth Vikas Parishad, a government body for the development of the Braj region, on September 18 urged Yeida to develop an open parki...