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NATION NOVEMBER 17, 2023 | The Indian Eye 6

This Diwali, UP showcases

the changing face of Ayodhya as

temple & tourism town

The construction of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple is making progress and
is set to be inaugurated on January 22, 2024

OUR BUREAU tablishing ‘Navya Ayodhya’, the pro-
cess of developing a new greenfield
New Delhi
Vedic city with modern urban facil-
n a first, a special state cabinet ities on approximately 1893 acres is
meeting was held in the Holy City underway.
Iof Ayodhya on Thursday, with As per the directives of the Chief
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Minister, Ayodhya is being developed
Adityanath saying that a new chap- as a model solar city. The develop-
ter has been added to the history of ment of a 40 MW solar power gener-
Uttar Pradesh. “Today a new chapter ation project on the banks of Saryu,
has been added in the history of Ut- the development of Ayodhya as a
tar Pradesh. The entire cabinet of the smart city, and the development of an
UP government has come to Ayodhya intelligent traffic management system
Dham. An important meeting was are signs of a transforming Ayodhya.
held today regarding the development Additionally, Wi-Fi facilities have
of UP. We know that 178 schemes of been provided at four major locations
the Central and State Governments in the city, including Hanumangarhi,
worth more than Rs 30,500 crore are Nayaghat, Ayodhya Railway Station,
already running in Ayodhya” Uttar and Guptar Ghat.
Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said. For the convenience of the devo-
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Aditya- tees coming to Ayodhya, the construc-
nath and his cabinet colleagues at- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with his cabinet colleagues visits the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi tion work of about 13-kilometer-long
tended the special cabinet meeting Mandir construction site in Ayodhya on Thursday (ANI) ‘Rampath’ from Sahadatganj to Naya
at the Ram Katha Museum in Ayo- Ghat is in progress. The Common
dhya. “14 important proposals were Building Code is implemented in the
brought in the cabinet meeting today. areas near Shri Ram Janmabhoomi
The first proposal was to establish an Temple, which will bring new dimen-
Inland Waterways Authority in Uttar sions to the city’s beauty. To facili-
Pradesh...We have decided to create tate the enjoyment of boating trips
this authority at the state level” the for tourists and devotees, the ‘Jatayu
Chief Minister said. Cruise Service’ has been launched.
Earlier, CM Yogi visited the Shri For the convenience of the dev-
Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir construc- otees, the Panchkosi and Chaudah
tion site in Ayodhya. The Chief Min- Kosi circumambulation routes of
ister and his cabinet colleagues also Ayodhya Dham are being beautified
offered prayers at Hanumangarhi and widened. Moreover, significant
Temple and at the site of Ram Lala efforts are being made to highlight the
Virajman. This is the first time the ‘Ramayana era’ narratives along the
state’s executive body had gathered parikrama route. Research is being
in the holy city. The Ramkatha muse- conducted on the 208 mythologically
um was decorated grandly. Posters of significant sites along the Parikrama
Lord Shri Ram and Lord Hanuman route and they are being equipped
were put up in the cabinet meeting with necessary facilities.
hall. Furthermore, a temple museum
Ayodhya’s Deepotsav is now be- every year. Moreover, the construc- the Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram is being established, inspired by the
coming the unique identity of the new tion of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi International Airport is in its final design of the Shri Ram Temple, and
India. Temple is making progress and is stages. This will be Uttar Pradesh’s the construction of a grand entrance
‘Ayodhya Deepotsav’ is getting set to be inaugurated on January 22, fourth international airport and will gate for Ayodhya is underway. The
registered in the Guinness Book of 2024. soon be operational. sacred 84 Kosi Parikrama route has
World Records, setting new records Additionally, the construction of Furthermore, with the aim of es- been declared a ‘National Highway.’

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