Ram Mandir construction begins in Ayodhya

The construction of Ram Mandir has begun, as per a tweet by the Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra on August 20, 2020. The trust informed that engineers from CBRI Roorkee, IIT Madras along with L&T have begun testing the soil at the mandir site. The construction of the historic temple is expected to be completed in 36-40 months. 

The Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra tweeted saying that the mandir will be built by adhering to India's ancient and traditional construction techniques. The mandir will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities. 

The Mandir will be built by adhering to India's ancient and traditional construction techniques. It will also be built to sustain earthquakes, storms and other natural calamities. Iron won't be used in the construction of the Mandir.

— Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (@ShriRamTeerth) August 20, 2020

Ram Mandir construction: Key Highlights

• Iron will not be used in the construction of the Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir.

• Copper plates will be used to fuse stone blocks with each other for the construction of the mandir.

• The plates will be 18 inches long, 30 mm wide and 3 mm in depth. Around 10,000 such plates will be required in the total structure.

• The Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra has called upon Rambhakts to donate such copper plates to the trust.

• The donors will be able to engrave their family names, place of origin or the names of their community temples on the copper plates donated by them.

Donors can engrave family names, place of origin or their community temples' names on these plates. This way, the copper plates will not only symbolize the unity of this country but also be a testament to the entire country's contribution towards Mandir construction.

— Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra (@ShriRamTeerth) August 20, 2020

• In this manner, the copper plates will not only symbolize the unity of the country but they will also serve as a testament to the entire country's contribution towards Mandir construction.

Background

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Ram Janmbhoomi site on August 5, 2020 to take part in the historic 'Bhoomi Pujan' to mark the foundation laying ceremony of the historic Ram temple. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and UP Governor Anandiben Patel had also attended the ceremony along with RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat and several others,