The government appointed trust tasked with building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has said that it has employed 1,600 workers to make sure the first floor of the building is complete before its slated opening in January 2024. Earlier, 550 workers were working daily to build the grand structure.
(Source: Instagram feed of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust)
The Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra also said that in place of an 18-hour work shift, it has switched to a 24/7 work shift to meet the construction timeline.
(Source: Instagram feed of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust)
According to a press statement by the trust, only the flooring and the electronic work remain to be completed for the temple opening in January.
(Source: Instagram feed of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust)
“Right now, our priority is to complete the ground floor by December and make it ready for pran pratistha. The work on the first floor too started on July 1 and its key structures, including slabs and pillars, will be completed by January so that devotees can visit the shrine. But entry will not be allowed on the first floor till March 2024 as work will not be complete there by then,” Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra project manager Jagdish Aphale told The Indian Express.
(Source: Instagram feed of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust)
According to Aphale, it will take nearly one-and-a-half years to complete the three-storey building and the outer wall of the complex.
Spread across 2.7 acre, the upcoming temple will flaunt a built-up area of 57,400 square foot. With a height of 360 foot (ft) and width of 265 ft, the grand temple will showcase 366 columns, five pavilions and 12 gates. The five pavilions (mandaps) at the Ram Temple will include the Gudh Mandap, the Rang Mandap, the Nritya Mandap, the Prathana Mandap and the Kirtan Mandap.
(Source: Instagram feed of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust)
While Larsen & Toubro is responsible for building the main structure of the three-storey Ayodhya Ram Temple, Tata Consultancy Engineers is developing the allied facilities.
(Header image source: Instagram feed of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust)
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