Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch development projects worth ₹ 500 crores for Ayodhya on the day of the Ram Mandir Bhoomi Poojan on August 5. The foundation stones for projects worth ₹326 crores are said to be laid on that occasion while the projects for the remaining ₹161 crores will be spent for services dedicated to people.
The projects include expansion of the 36.7 km National Highway 30 between Azamgarh and Bahraich via Ayodhya to a four-lane highway at a cost of over ₹ 252 crores. Ayodhya is also set to get a new bus station at ₹7 crores to facilitate better transport for pilgrims. A new police barrack of 200 people capacity is also set to be established in Ayodhya.
Spiritual leader Morari Bapu has also vowed to donate ₹5 crores to the temple, on behalf of the Chitrakoot Dham. “I pledge to donate Rs 5 lakh for the Ayodhya Ram Mandir construction. But that won’t be all, in total it will be a collection of Rs 5 crore contribution from my Katha listeners”, the preacher said while addressing the online viewers of a Ram Katha from Pithoria Hanuman temple. “If I had told somebody, he alone would have donated the entire amount, but I want this to be everyone’s participation”, he added.
The Bhumi Pujan ceremony of the Ram Mandir is to be telecast live on Doordarshan and said to be attended by over 150 people adhering to social distancing norms.