As the time nears for the construction of the grand temple of Lord Ram at the holy ancient city of Ayodhya, the cost of construction is estimated at around ₹1,100 crore, of which around ₹300-400 crore will be the cost of building the main temple structure, as per a report by Times of India.
Treasurer of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Swami Govind Dev Giriji Maharaj, said that the structural engineers are drawing up a plan for the foundation of the temple. The entire temple will be completed in three-and-a-half years.
The Ram temple trust has already received nearly ₹100 crore in online donations and the trust has a grandiose plan to reach out to four lakh villages and 11 crore Hindu families to make a contribution no matter how small it is.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad will soon launch a movement that will ensure maximum participation of devotees to raise funds for the grand temple by a mass contact and fund contribution campaign.
Experts from Roorkee based Central Building Research Institute and IITs at Mumbai, Delhi, Madras and Guwahati are working along with special engineers from Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Tata Group to prepare the plan for a strong foundation of the temple.