The Ram Mandir Trust on Monday announced that the foundation work of the temple in Ayodhya will be completed by this October. This means that the ground floor of the temple will take its shape by next year’s UP assembly elections.

BJP and RSS want complete construction of the temple before the Lok Sabha elections in the year 2024, as it is the most important project of both organizations.

In a tweet on Tuesday, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said, “Hopefully the work (foundation laying) will be completed by October. All the engineers and laborers involved in this work are safe and sound.”

The trust’s secretary, Champat Rai said that work was going on in two shifts round the clock to ensure the construction of the temple is speedy and the work has not been affected due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Construction companies Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Balaji Construction and Tata Consultants are working on the project in the role of Engineers Consultant, while Chandrakant Sompura is the Architect.

According to an estimate shared with News18 by at least two members of the trust on condition of anonymity, the construction of the temple by L&T may take around 26 months after the foundation work of the temple is completed this October.

This means that the project is on track to be completed by the end of 2023 or early 2024, despite fears that the work could be affected due to Covid-19.

The inauguration of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, possibly by PM Narendra Modi, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections due in February-March, could be a big boost for the BJP government, which it will target for its third consecutive term.

News Source: MoneyControl