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ISKCONs Govardhan eco village bags UN award

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MUMBAI: JANUARY 20, 2017 17:19 IST
UPDATED: JANUARY 20, 2017 17:21 IST

The award was presented at the annual United Nations World Tourism Organisation
(UNWTO) Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism at Madrid in Spain on
Thursday.

ISKCONs Govardhan eco village at nearby Wada taluka in Thane district has been conferred
the United Nations award for taking innovative measures of sustainable tourism in country.
This is for the first time India has won such recognition from the UN in the NGO sector, an
ISKCON release said on Friday.
The award was presented at the annual United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)
Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism at Madrid in Spain on Thursday.
Gauranga Das, Director of Govardhan Eco Village said, .
In its biggest international recognition to date, Govardhan Eco Village won the UNWTO
Award for Innovation in the category of Non-Governmental Organisations, the highest
honour given to an NGO for shaping global tourism through sustainable innovative
initiatives.

H H Radhanath Swami Maharaj, founder of Govardhan Eco Village, said the award is for its
initiative of eco tourism as a catalyst for rural development.
The project has successfully linked tourism initiatives at the Govardhan Eco village with
providing a sustainable life to the local tribal communities in villages, thereby creating a
model for empowerment and development of the local people, he said.
According to Mr. Das, the Govardhan eco village initiative had earlier won several national
and international awards.
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