Ram temple construction to begin after September 17

LUCKNOW : The Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai has said construction of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya would begin after September 17, when the fortnight long ‘pitru paksha’ ends. Rai said country’s leading construction company Larsen and Toubro is preparing to lay the foundation of the Ram temple, which would come up in 12,879 sq metre area on Ram Janmabhoomi campus.

LUCKNOW: The Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai has said construction of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya would begin after September 17, when the fortnight long ‘pitru paksha’ ends.

Pitru Paksh refers to the period when Hindus express gratitude to their ancestors. Rai said country’s leading construction company Larsen and Toubro is preparing to lay the foundation of the Ram Mandir, which would come up in 12,879 sq metre area on Ram Janmabhoomi campus.

The company is carrying out construction without charging any fee. Around 1200 pillars will be laid at around 100 feet below the surface to prepare temple’s foundation. These pillars will be of stone and no iron will be used. Again on these pillars, another layer of foundation will be laid.

The construction company has sourced machines from Mumbai and is in the process of sourcing more from Hyderabad.

The Trust is expected to engage around 100 labourers to lay foundation of the temple. These labourers will be tested for coronavirus before allowing entry into the Ram Janmabhoomi campus.