The Shri Ramjanmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust entrusted with the task of the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya met in New Delhi on Thursday and said construction would likely be completed within 36-40 months hence, and that engineers from the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), Roorkee, IIT Madras and Larsen and Toubro (L&T) were in the process of testing the soil at the site.
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According to trustees, the construction would be made in such a way that it could withstand natural calamities and would last for many years, which is why no iron was to be used.
“According to the way traditional construction was done, largely wood, stone and copper were used and we appeal to all those who want to contribute to donate copper plating. Copper plates will be used to fuse stone blocks with each other. They should be 18 inches in length 30mm wide and 3mm thick,” said a source. “As such 10,000 plates may be required and we appeal to Ram bhakts to donate them with, if they so wish, the names of the families of donors, place of origin or names of their community temples on them,” said a source.
The public appeal for the copper sheets and allowance for engravings has been done, sources add, to make it manifest that people from across the country have contributed to the construction.
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RSS second in command Suresh “bhaiyyaji” Joshi and organisation’s joint general secretary Krishna Gopal also attended the meeting.
The trust will be holding meetings almost daily now to go over all aspects of the construction.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had attended the bhoomipoojan ceremony of the proposed temple on August 5.
