Trust to invite suggestions from architects, saints
Tata Consulting Engineers Limited to be project management consultant, assist L&T in construction work
LUCKNOW: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will invite suggestions from architects and saints across the country for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the trust’s treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri said on Sunday.
The trust also decided that Tata Consulting Engineers Limited will work as the project management consultant and assist Larsen and Toubro in the construction work, the trust’s general secretary Champat Rai said.
“Through our website and advertisements in newspapers, we will invite suggestions from architects across the country for construction of the Ram temple,” Swami Govind Dev Giri informed media persons after a three-day meeting of the Ram temple construction committee concluded in Ayodhya on Sunday. “We will also seek suggestions from around 40-50 prominent saints across the country regarding construction of the Ram temple,” Giri added.
Ending speculation about the role of Tata Consulting Engineers Limited, Champat Rai, said: “Larsen and Toubro is the main company that will carry out construction work of the Ram temple.”
These decisions were taken as the meeting of the construction committee ended on Sunday in Ayodhya after deliberating on various issues, including security of the Ram temple and the durability of the proposed structure.
Nripendra Misra, chairman of the construction committee, presided over the meetings on all three days.
It was the first time an eightmember team of Tata Consulting Engineers Limited was present at any meeting related to construction of the Ram temple. Giri also clarified that testing of foundation pillars was in progress. The security of the proposed Ram temple was also discussed.
“Some important points related to security of the Ram temple were also discussed. We will apprise the Centre of it,” Rai said.
“A discussion was held on what material to use, along with pillars, in the temple’s foundation to ensure longevity of both the temple and the foundation,” Rai added.
In all, around 1,200 pillars will be laid about 100 feet below the surface to prepare the temple’s foundation. In technical terms, this process is called piling. The trust had started the piling work on September 11.
The others present at the meeting included engineers of Larsen and Toubro, experts of Central Building Research Institute-Roorkee, IIT-Madras and Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (Surat) as well as architects CB Sompura and Jagdish Aphle. Jagadguru Madhvacharya arrived from Udupi, Karnataka.
Telephonic advice was sought from Swami Brahmavihari of Akshardham, Ahmedabad.