Agra, May 15 -- The high-powered committee appointed by the Supreme Court for management of affairs at Banke Behari Temple in Vrindavan held its 15th monthly meeting and stressed on the removal of encroachments in lanes leading to temple, listing of policemen deployed for more than 5 years within and near the temple and informed that in last 3 months, Rs 4.90 crore was offered by devotees at the temple. Allahabad high court retired justice Ashok Kumar heading the committee addressed the media late on Wednesday evening and said that on counting the money in the 'gullak' (locked box) placed in front of the idol, Rs 4.90 crore was counted. "The enhanced timings for Darshan, as suggested by the committee and endorsed by four representatives of the Goswami community in committee, is being followed. The tradition of 'phool bangla' (an offering of flowers by devotees) is continuing and such decoration made on the basis of charges paid by devotees as mark of devotion to Thakur Ji is continuing and 80 lakh have been collected on account of phool bangla," he said. "There is steady progress in sale deeds being executed in favour of the proposed corridor and four more sale deeds were executed by willful owners coming ahead to transfer their land for the purpose of the proposed corridor. These sale deeds were endorsed by the committee," Kumar said. "The working of the security agency deployed on the temple premises was also reviewed in view of recent incidents of clashes with devotees. Barring these few incidents, the working of the agency was found satisfactory and is to continue for two more months in compliance with the old arrangement. He was critical of the mismanagement near the temple because of e rickshaws stopping near entry points and said that the police, administration and RTO have been apprised about it. "Many private players have bought car parking lots by placing boards of Mathura Vrindavan Nagar Nigam which need to be checked. Additional municipal commissioner and SP City have been asked to act against these," said Kumar. Justice (retired) Ashok Kumar said that the SP City has been asked to make a list of such policemen stationed for more than 5 years at Banke Behari temple. He said that a deadline of May 30 has been set for enlisting items lying in almirah and 'gullak' on the temple premises....