The construction of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple is making progress and is set to be inaugurated on January 22, 2024
Our Bureau
New Delhi
In a first, a special state cabinet meeting was held in the Holy City of Ayodhya on Thursday, with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath saying that a new chapter has been added to the history of Uttar Pradesh. “Today a new chapter has been added in the history of Uttar Pradesh. The entire cabinet of the UP government has come to Ayodhya Dham. An important meeting was held today regarding the development of UP. We know that 178 schemes of the Central and State Governments worth more than Rs 30,500 crore are already running in Ayodhya” Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and his cabinet colleagues attended the special cabinet meeting at the Ram Katha Museum in Ayodhya. “14 important proposals were brought in the cabinet meeting today. The first proposal was to establish an Inland Waterways Authority in Uttar Pradesh…We have decided to create this authority at the state level” the Chief Minister said.
Earlier, CM Yogi visited the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir construction site in Ayodhya. The Chief Minister and his cabinet colleagues also offered prayers at Hanumangarhi Temple and at the site of Ram Lala Virajman. This is the first time the state’s executive body had gathered in the holy city. The Ramkatha museum was decorated grandly. Posters of Lord Shri Ram and Lord Hanuman were put up in the cabinet meeting hall.
Ayodhya’s Deepotsav is now becoming the unique identity of the new India.
‘Ayodhya Deepotsav’ is getting registered in the Guinness Book of World Records, setting new records every year. Moreover, the construction of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple is making progress and is set to be inaugurated on January 22, 2024.
Additionally, the construction of the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport is in its final stages. This will be Uttar Pradesh’s fourth international airport and will soon be operational.
Furthermore, with the aim of establishing ‘Navya Ayodhya’, the process of developing a new greenfield Vedic city with modern urban facilities on approximately 1893 acres is underway.
As per the directives of the Chief Minister, Ayodhya is being developed as a model solar city. The development of a 40 MW solar power generation project on the banks of Saryu, the development of Ayodhya as a smart city, and the development of an intelligent traffic management system are signs of a transforming Ayodhya.
Additionally, Wi-Fi facilities have been provided at four major locations in the city, including Hanumangarhi, Nayaghat, Ayodhya Railway Station, and Guptar Ghat.
For the convenience of the devotees coming to Ayodhya, the construction work of about 13-kilometer-long ‘Rampath’ from Sahadatganj to Naya Ghat is in progress. The Common Building Code is implemented in the areas near Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, which will bring new dimensions to the city’s beauty. To facilitate the enjoyment of boating trips for tourists and devotees, the ‘Jatayu Cruise Service’ has been launched.
For the convenience of the devotees, the Panchkosi and Chaudah Kosi circumambulation routes of Ayodhya Dham are being beautified and widened. Moreover, significant efforts are being made to highlight the ‘Ramayana era’ narratives along the parikrama route. Research is being conducted on the 208 mythologically significant sites along the Parikrama route and they are being equipped with necessary facilities.
Furthermore, a temple museum is being established, inspired by the design of the Shri Ram Temple, and the construction of a grand entrance gate for Ayodhya is underway. The sacred 84 Kosi Parikrama route has been declared a ‘National Highway.’
