Ayodhya to get major facelift with distinct features | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A proposed facelift of Ayodhya alongside building of the Ram Temple will result in major panorama and river-entrance growth with a greenfield metropolis unfold over 1,200 acres studded with particular features and a distinct color scheme for buildings that can come up as half of the brand new challenge.
The plans outlined by Delhi-based C P Kukreja Architects alongside with LEA Associates South Asia and infrastructure major L&T current an built-in infrastructure plan. “City of Ayodhya has deep significance and sentiments attached with it. We intend to transform Ayodhya into a world class city amplifying its historic and religious values while preserving the tranquillity and spirituality aspect,” Dikshu C Kukreja, managing principal of the structure agency, advised TOI.
The detailed plan for the town, together with the present one masking 875 sq km and the proposed greenfield metropolis, is to be prepared within the subsequent six months however its imaginative and prescient and sure features (see graphic) have been recognized. The plan goals at leveraging tourism as an engine of progress in a metropolis that has change into congested over time. Kukreja mentioned the grasp plan of Ayodhya may have an enormous concentrate on retaining the heritage of the town and the plan will likely be developed round this idea.
“We will see how the city can become the hub of traditional healthcare facilities, Vedic education and other cultural activities,” he added. As per the preliminary plan, the town is not going to have common zoning. The planners refer to case research of finest “experiential” worldwide cities akin to Vatican City and Venice, and Indian examples akin to Amritsar, Varanasi, Madurai and Tirupati. “There will be a huge focus on heritage assets of the city, which will include retrofitting and redevelopment of the core city area and temple influence zone.
There will be special attention to the Shri Ram Mandir area of 108 acres for seamless integration,” the planner mentioned. The plan will even embody curating tourism expertise for heritage and different areas of curiosity akin to public locations and occasions, river-entrance growth of Saryu river and water sports activities and three creating Parikrama Margs (5,14,84 kosi) with ample services.