On the day of the ‘bhumi pujan’ for the Ram temple on August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will roll out development projects worth ₹500 crore for Ayodhya. Foundation stones of projects worth ₹326 crore will be laid down, which include the four-laning of 36.7km of National Highway-30 between Azamgarh and Bahraich via Ayodhya at an estimated cost of over ₹252 crore. The government will also flag off the third phase of the water supply project in Ayodhya which is worth over ₹54 crore and will be executed by the urban development department. Foundation stone of modernization work of Tulsi Smarak Bhawan under Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan worth ₹16.8 crore will also be laid on the same day. Projects which are to be dedicated to the people include a lecture hall, an administrative building, a library, an academic block and boys/girls hostel at Rajshri Dashrath State Medical Degree College at a cost of ₹134 crore.
