Adityanath government to construct 251 metres tall Lord Ram statue in UP on 100 acre site
LUCKNOW: A statue of Lord Ram to be built in Ayodhya will be the country's tallest, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said after a meeting of his cabinet on Monday evening.
The statue will be 251 metres high, which means it will stand taller than the 183-metre Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue - the Statue of Unity - built in Gujarat.
Yogi Adityanath said the Ram statue would be installed on a 100 acre site. The UP government will seek technical assistance from Gujarat.
Yogi Adityanath, who wears only saffron robes and remains the head priest of the Gorakhnath temple alongside his administrative role, said his government was preparing a plan over the overall development of Ayodhya.
"There should be arrangements for basic tourist facilities along with the digital museum, interpretation centre, library, parking, food plaza, landscaping based on the theme of Lord Shri Ram," he said.
A trust led by the Chief Minister will oversee the plan in the holy town that has for years been home to the divisive temple-mosque dispute.
Yogi Adityanath said a separate unit of the State Manufacturing Corporation would be set up for the project, structure, bidding operation and construction work.
The UP government plans to enlist the help of IIT Kanpur and Nagpur-based NEERI (National Environmental Engineering Research Institute) to carry out the site survey, environmental assessment and feasibility study,.
The 251-metre Lord Ram statue will also be the world's tallest. The Statue of Liberty in New York is 93 metres, Dr BR Ambedkar's statue in Mumbai is 137.2 metres, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's in Gujarat is 183 meters, Gautam Buddha's statue in China is 208 metres and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's statue in Mumbai is 212 metres.
courtesy: ndtv.com
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
