PM Modi to review Ayodhya development projects today
With the grand Ram temple scheduled to be opened in January next year, the government has given pace to the development projects so that devotees and tourists visiting the Ayodhya during the inauguration and after that do not face any inconvenience.
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In June 2021, PM Modi had reviewed the development plan for Ayodhya and was informed about various upcoming and proposed infrastructure projects to improve connectivity with Ayodhya. (Express file photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will Tuesday review the progress of the ongoing development projects in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya as well as various other projects proposed in the district.
Officials from Ayodhya district administration have reached New Delhi and sources said Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath will also be present during the review meeting.
Nitish Kumar, District Magistrate, Ayodhya, said, “The meeting is about the progress of various ongoing infrastructure projects in Ayodhya region and the other projects proposed there”.
According to the UP government, 263 projects worth Rs 30,923 crore are underway in Ayodhya at present and these projects are associated with 37 departments.
With the grand Ram temple scheduled to be opened for devotees with the installation of the idol of Ram Lalla in the sanctum sanctorum in January next year, the government has given pace to the development projects so that devotees and tourists visiting the Ayodhya during the inauguration and after that do not face any inconvenience.
In Ayodhya, streets, roads, and highways are being widened, a new outer ring road has been approved and the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport is coming up along with a revamped railway station.
There will be three key pathways: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Path to connect Ram temple with Naya Ghat via Sugreev Qila; Bhakti Path to link the main road to the temple via Hanuman Garhi and Ram Path to connect Saadatganj to Ramjanmbhoomi.
To tackle the rush on the Lucknow-Gorakhpur highway, a 65-km outer ring road will also be developed as a greenfield project.
The UP Housing and Development Board has planned the development of a Nav Ayodhya township in a 1,200-acre area where state guest houses will be built. An official said, “A vision plan has been drafted, including short-term and long-term, for the development of Ayodhya vision 2047.”
In June this year, Adityanath had inspected the various projects being developed in Ayodhya and directed authorities to develop the holy place as a “model city of urban development.”
In June 2021, PM Modi had reviewed the development plan for Ayodhya and was informed about various upcoming and proposed infrastructure projects to improve connectivity with Ayodhya.
Various infrastructure projects like the airport, and expansion of the railway and bus stations, roads, and highways were discussed.
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