estimated cost of Rs 1,800 crore will be spent for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, officials of the trust responsible for the construction of the structure said here on Sunday.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, formed on the orders of the Supreme Court for the construction of a temple in this Hindu holy city of Uttar Pradesh, approved its rules and manual after a marathon meeting here.
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.
The trust has estimated the expenditure of 1,800 crore only for Ram temple construction based on a report filed by experts.
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.
The trust has also decided to make room for statues of prominent Hindu saints and their main characters. Ramayana period in the temple premises, he said.
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.
the construction of Temple Rai said that is expected to be completed by December 2023 and is expected to be enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Rama by Makar Sankranti festival in January 2024.
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