Ram temple construction panel chief reaching Ayodhya today

Ayodhya: Chairman of the Ram Temple Construction Committee Nripendra Mishra will reach Ayodhya on Saturday and will meet Nritya Gopal Das, the president of the Ram temple trust.

Mishra will also meet other members of the Ram temple trust to initiate the process for preparing a blueprint for the construction of the temple. This will be his first visit to Ayodhya after being appointed chairman of the temple construction committee.

Mishra will also discuss the agenda for the March 3-4 meeting of the temple trust which includes shifting of the Ram Lalla idol, an alternative arrangement for the worship and other arrangements before the start of the construction work.

Earlier on Friday, Mishra met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow and discussed the modalities of the Ram temple construction.

Mishra's meeting with the Chief Minister was described as a courtesy call by a senior government official, who said the meeting lasted for nearly half an hour.

According to sources, Mishra will also be meeting a few leaders of the RSS and the trust secretary Champat Rai here at Ayodhya on Saturday.