PM Modi to attend Ram Temple's Bhoomi Pujan in Ayodhya next month

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ayodhya in the first week of August for the Bhoomi pujan for the construction of the Ram Temple at his birthplace.
Entrusted to supervise the construction work, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, on Saturday finalized the schedule for construction of the Temple, which will start either on August 3 or August 5.
The Trust has invited the Prime Minister for the occasion and the final date will be announced as per the confirmation from the Prime Minister’s office.
The decision was taken in a meeting of trust members in Ayodhya on Saturday afternoon in presence of Nripendra Mishra, the retired principal secretary to PM Modi, who holds important portfolio in the trust.
Member of the Trust Kameshwar Chaupal said that the PM has agreed to come to Ayodhya and now the construction work will start on the date which will be decided by the PMO that is either on August 3 or 5.
He said that there is a slight change in the design of Grand Ram temple and now there will be five domes instead of two. The height of the Temple will also be increased to 161 feet. Talking to the media after meeting, secretary of the Trust Champat Rai said that it will take almost three to three and half years to complete the construction of the Ram temple.
As per the plan, the temple will take its shape in the next two and half years and pilgrims will be allowed to visit the temple by then. This will give an opportunity to the BJP to showcase fulfilling its long time promise, which is set to play a crucial role in convincing the voters in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh where assembly polls are due in 2022.
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