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After 100 metre Lord Ram statue, Yogi government moots 'New Ayodhya'

This township will be built on the bank of river Saryu spanning 500 acres and it would cost Rs 3.5 billion

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Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
After proposing to build a grand 100 metre Lord Ram statue in the temple town of Ayodhya, the Yogi Adityanath government has begun the debate to develop ‘New Ayodhya’ township. This township will span 500 acres and estimated to cost Rs 3.5 billion.

While an informal go-ahead to this proposal has already been given to this project by the government, a formal proposal would be sent to the state after it is cleared by the nodal agency for the ambitious project, board of the Ayodhya Faizabad Development Authority.

The New Ayodhya proposal was accorded preliminary approval at a recent meeting