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- Rs 1,800 crore estimated to be spent on construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya
- The ground floor of Ram temple will be ready by December 2023.
- The trust has also decided to make room for the idols of prominent Hindu saints.
Ram Mandir Construction: Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai said that the ground floor of the Ram temple would be ready by December 2023 and after 15 days, Lord Ram would be installed in the temple around January 14, 2024.
The construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya will cost an estimated Rs 1,800 crore, officials of the trust responsible for building the structure have said.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, formed on the orders of the Supreme Court for the construction of the temple, approved its rules and regulations after a marathon meeting here on Sunday.
In the meeting held at Faizabad Circuit House, the members of the trust also unanimously decided to make space for the idols of prominent Hindu saints in the temple premises.
Based on a report filed by experts, the trust has estimated to spend Rs 1,800 crore only for the construction of the Ram temple.
Trust’s general secretary Champat Rai said that in the meeting the rules and bye-laws of the trust were finalized after long consideration and suggestions of all concerned.
He said the trust has also decided to make space for idols of prominent Hindu saints and main characters of the Ramayana period in the temple premises.
Rai said that 14 of the 15 members of the trust attended the meeting.
Construction committee chairman Nripendra Mishra, trust chairman Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, treasurer Govind Dev Giri, member Udupi Peethadheeshwar Vishwatirtha Prasannaacharya, Dr Anil Mishra, Mahant Dinendra Das, Kameshwar Chaupal and ex-officio member district magistrate Nitish Kumar were physically present. While Keshav Parasharan, Yugpurush Parmanand, Vimalendra Mohan Pratap Mishra and ex-officio member State Principal Secretary Home Sanjay Kumar participated virtually.
,With inputs from PTI,
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