Work on Ram temple foundation resumes
LUCKNOW : Digging work for the Ram temple’s foundation resumed in Ayodhya on Thursday with Nripendra Misra, chairman of the Ram temple construction committee, starting the process amid Vedic rituals.
“Digging work for the Ram temple’s foundation resumed today (Thursday). It will continue for the next 60-70 days. Till then, the foundation’s new design will be available with us,” Dr Anil Mishra, member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, said to reporters after the meeting. “Experts of Larsen and Toubro and Tata Consulting Engineers are preparing the temple’s new design. The Ram temple’s foundation will be prepared according to this new design,” he added.
Nripendra Misra, who was in Ayodhya, reviewed the foundation work along with experts of Larsen and Toubro, Tata Consulting Engineers and members of the Trust. After consulting experts, Misra directed the engineers to resume the digging work for the temple’s foundation. The foundation work was stopped earlier after loose sand was found during the testing of foundation pillars last year.
During a marathon meeting of the Trust which continued till late on Thursday evening, engineers gave a presentation on the new design of the foundation, which would be finalised soon.
Deputy inspector general of police (Ayodhya) Deepak Kumar made a presentation on the present security paraphernalia at the Ram Janmabhoomi complex and the proposed security after construction of the temple.
The meeting would be held on Friday also. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has already constituted a team of experts to finalise a new design for the Ram temple foundation.
Prof VS Raju, former director of Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, heads the team.
The committee of experts has also evaluated the possibility of liquefaction of soil under seismic hazards.
It has also reviewed sub-soil conditions, including toxic chemicals present in the subsoil, environmental factors, superimposed dead and live loads, seismic loads, underground water currents on account of the Ram temple site’s proximity to the Saryu river.