Ayodhya: Testing of pillars to be used for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya has been completed. A group of IIT Chennai students tested the twelve pillars by placing weights of 700 tonnes from the top and from the sides to test their strength and durability. The experts said that pillars would last for a thousand years.
The process of piling of the grand Ram temple in Ayodhya will commence soon and at least 1200 pillars will be laid about 100 feet below the surface to prepare the temple's foundation. The testing of the pillars was conducted to check whether the Ram temple's foundation will be able to withstand an earthquake or any other natural calamity.
The piling process started nearly a month ago and the tests were conducted under the supervision of technical experts from Larsen and Toubro and IIT Chennai. Around 12 pillars, a metre-long in diameter, have been laid 100 feet below the ground. Around 1,200 pillars will be laid about 100 feet below the surface to prepare the temple’s foundation.