GG News Bureau
Lucknow, 2nd August. The Uttar Pradesh government has approved Rs 797 crore for the widening and renovation of roads leading to Ayodhya’s Ram temple.
The decision was made at a meeting of the state Cabinet presided over by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
“The construction of the Ram temple is in full swing in Ayodhya. To avoid crowds on big occasions in Ayodhya and deal with it, the cabinet has approved broadening of the 12.940 km road from Sadatganj to Nayaghat on lines of Kashi Vishwanath corridor,” Jaiveer Singh, Minister of Tourism, told reporters.
He further stated that the road from Faizabad to the Hanumangarhi and Ram temples would be widened, and that shopkeepers would be rehabilitated.
The Cabinet has approved Rs 797.69 crore for the project and set a two-year completion deadline, he said.
The minister said that the government’s priority is to develop UP as a centre of religious tourism, which has enormous revenue potential.
He added that the government is working on improving air and road connectivity as well as providing basic infrastructure facilities for people’s convenience.
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