After the Supreme court in its land mark judgement last year, paved the way for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, on 5th August 2020 Ram janm bhoomi land worship and laying of foundation was done by our Prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi.
And with the laying of foundation of ram temple, Ayodhya once again has embarked on a path to reclaim its ancient glory. A grand temple in Ayodhya will not only bring prosperity for all residents of Ayodhya, but it will also create umpteen opportunities for its residents in the holy city
The stature that Mecca has for World,s Muslims, Vatican has for Catholics, Jerusalem has for Jews, The same status Ayodhya will have among the Hindus in the future
To understand impact of construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, let us take an example of Golden temple, Which is a prominent worship place for Sikhs, as per an estimate around 1 lakh devotees visit golden temple daily. Now consider the total population of sikhs which is around 3 crores.
Now look at ayodhya, around 7 to 8 thousand people visit ayodhya daily just to see the holy land. If we look at the population of Hindus in the world it is around 120 crores, so see the tremendous opportunity of religious tourism in the city on construction of ram temple.
If we say that people of all religions visit Golden temple, than same thing will apply to shri ram temple also. So this figure of a few thousand people visiting can easily go in lakhs of devotees thronging ayodhya daily , and with these disciples of lord ram will come new job opportunities and prosperity for the locals.
Right from providing stay arrangements, food, transportation and other facilities to these people, the changes that ayodhya will witness in a short period of time can only be dreamt of at the moment.
lord ram,s importance in our lives can not be expressed in words, our lives revolve around lord Ram. Chanting of Ram,s name free us of all our problems.
Our Main festivals like Dusshera and Diwali are also associated with lord Ram . Even at the time of death we chant name of Ram and tell each other that only truth in the universe is the name of Ram, and everything else is untrue.
Now if we talk of Ayodhya now, than neither is it a Hill station, Nor does it have any beaches and it is not an industrial town either.
From time immemorial people recognize Ayodhya because of lord Ram and even today all its tourist places are related to lord Ram. So when its whole identity is based on Shri Ram, just think how construction of a grand Ram temple will usher in an era of development which will lead Ayodhya into its golden era.
If we talk about the impact of temple construction, than it has become evident ever since Supreme court passed its order paving way for temple construction. Since than the property prices have risen in Ayodhya manifold, A lot of businessman, corporates, and common people are looking at Ayodhya with renewed interest.
People want to open Restaurants, hotels, resorts etc in Ayodhya today, Properties for which their were no buyers earlier are suddenly in demand with people willing to pay higher prices. Some people are purchasing properties in the city , while their are others who are looking for large chunks of land on the outskirts of the city which they will develop in the future.
This is the situation when the construction work has not started also and just by a court order prosperity has started coming their in the form of increased property prices.
But this is only a beginning ,Both the state and Central Govt have very ambitious plans for developing a NEW Ayodhya.
Ayodhya will be developed as a smart city, Its railway station will be modernized, A bus terminal of international standards with capacity of 3000 to 4000 buses is being planned. An international airport is being developed which will have flights to all major countries like US and Europe.
A cruise is being planned on Saryu river, 10000 Night Shelters will be developed, lot of big and small hotels, resorts will come up. To fulfil the growing electricity requirement of the city more and more use of solar power would be made.
A thirteen KM long Shree ram corridor is also proposed which will connect all places in ayodhya related to lord Ram. 251 metre tall ram statue on the banks of river Saryu will also come up.
Their will be a large no. of developmental works that will be undertaken with the government and private investment in Ayodhya, and this will give wings to ayodhya,s economy.
With the construction of Ram temple , Ayodhya will once again be reestablished on a very high pedestal on the global map. It will again find its rightful prominent place in the world, something which it always deserved.
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