Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has finalised the details for the construction of a 221-metre long statue of Ram in Ayodhya on Saturday, 24 November, reported The Indian Express.
The Uttar Pradesh government will be installing the bronze statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Information) Avanish Awasthi said on Saturday.
While the height of the actual statue would be 151 metres, its overhead umbrella would be 20 metres while the pedestal would be 50 metres, he said.
A museum would be housed at the pedestal, Awasthi said.
According to the official statement released by the state government, there will be a provision for a “modern museum” inside the base that will showcase the history of Ayodhya and the entire “Ikshvaku Vansh” right from King Manu to the present status of “Ram Janmabhoomi”, reported The Indian Express.
Five firms shortlisted for construction of the statue had given presentations before Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday evening, the officer said, adding soil testing is being done for installing the statue.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had on October 31, inaugurated an imposing 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country's first home minister, in Gujarat.
(With inputs from PTI and The Indian Express.)
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