Ahead of the unprecedented Ram Mandir Inauguration, the Uttar Pradesh government has initiated a Rs 140 crore project for six gate complex entrances across Ayodhya.
The project is aimed to restore the glory and grandeur of ancient Ayodhya, the UP government is spending Rs 140 crore to construct six grand gate complexes in the city. The government has initiated the process of building grand entrance gates on all entry routes of Ayodhya, which would be reminiscent of gates in the ancient capitals, read an official statement from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Office (CMO).
“With the installation of Golden Doors in the Garbhgriha of Bhagwan Shri Ramlalla Sarkar, installation work of all golden doors on the ground floor stands completed, ” Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra mentioned.
Notably, these entrance gates will be built in the names of Ramayana period characters such as ‘Shri Ram Dwar’ on Lucknow-Ayodhya road, ‘Hanuman Dwar’ on Gorakhpur to Ayodhya road, ‘Lakshman Dwar’ on Gonda to Ayodhya road, ‘Bharat Dwar’ on Prayagraj to Ayodhya route, ‘Jatayu Dwar’ on Ambedkar Nagar to Ayodhya road and ‘Garun Dwar’ on Rae Bareli to Ayodhya road will be ensured.
Ayodhya: The building of world’s most beautiful city
The work on the Navya Ayodhya Phase-2 project has been started, which aims to develop Ayodhya into the world’s most beautiful city. Under this project, the Uttar Pradesh Project Corporation Limited has initiated the construction process of three grand gate complexes in the first phase. Once the contractor is selected, they would be expected to complete the construction of gates within 100 days.
The initial phase will witness an expenditure of approximately Rs 45 crore to create impressive gate complexes on key routes, including Ayodhya-Gonda Road, Ayodhya-Gorakhpur (Basti) Road, and Ayodhya-Sultanpur Road. Notably after the construction, all these gate complexes will be named after Ramayana characters.
Besides, land acquisition processes have been successfully concluded, paving the way for the construction phase. Further, the construction of all entrance gates will be done according to the designs and standards prepared by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
The Public Works Department (PWD) will collaborate and incorporate the architecture of Ayodhya into the design. Earlier, a budget of Rs 67 crores was approved for the land acquisition process to complete the construction of gate complexes at designated locations, while a separate provision of Rs 73 crores has been made for developing public facilities in this area.
In this sequence, a fund of 50 crores was released by the UP government, and now, using approximately 45 crores from this fund, the selection process of contractors has begun for carrying out the construction work on Ayodhya-Gonda Road, Ayodhya-Gorakhpur (Basti) Road, and Ayodhya-Sultanpur Road.
As per the special project, five acres of land have been acquired for each entrance gate. These gates will be developed based on the vision of the Treta Yuga. Besides, arrangements for parking and public facilities will be made near the gate.
In addition, there will be provisions for toilets and drinking water near the gate complexes. Green belts and greenery-enabled dividers will also be developed here. Along with this, promoting e-mobility on these routes, charging points for e-vehicles will be established, and the establishment of a food court is also planned.