Uttar Pradesh Government Proposes A Large Statue Of Lord Ram On The River Bank In Ayodhya
The Uttar Pradesh government now lead by Yogi Adityanath proposes to build a grand statue of Lord Ram on the banks of the Saryu river in Ayodhya as a part of their project “Navya Ayodhya.” The proposal has been presented to Governor Ram Naik as a part of the State tourism departments initiative to promote religious tourism in the State. The presentation was made by Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Principal Secretary of Tourism. As per the presentation, the size of the statue would be 100 m but according to the sources at Nirmal Singh 3C Company , the size of the statue hasn’t been finalized yet. The presentation included information on the programmes scheduled for the Diwali celebration in Ayodhya as on October 18. The celebrations are believed to be accompanied by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Government Naik, Union Tourism Minister K J Alphons and Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma. Nirmal Singh 3C Company says that the project will be started soon after the clearing f...