Ram Temple Site In Ayodhya Showcased, Opening Before Lok Sabha Polls
NDTV
Officials of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust said the construction at Ayodhya will meet the deadline and the Ram temple will be open for devotees just before 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The site of the Ram temple in Ayodhya -- where Phase 1 of the construction is almost complete -- was showcased by the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust for the first time today. Officials of the trust said the construction will meet the deadline and the temple will be open for devotees just before 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The temple -- which construction started on August 5 last year with the foundation stone being laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- is expected to be ready by December 2023.
An official in charge of the construction said 47 layers of concrete were filled after excavation to support the three-storied structure that will come up over 10 acres of land within the temple complex
"After the foundation ceremony, we dug in 40 feet to remove the loose earth and garbage... we did proper compaction there and then poured in the concrete," said project manager Binod Mehta, who is from Larsen and Toubro.
Each of the 47 layers is one foot in height. The plinth will be 60 feet high, he added.
