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.
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It may be mentioned that Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust was set up for the construction and management of Ram temple in Ayodhya by the Government of India. The trust wants to ensure that that the temple’s foundation is rock solid and could last for the next 1,000 years. The government has been focussing to make Ayodhya a tourism hub.
Stones for construction of Ram Mandir will be sourced from mines of Bansi Paharpur in Bharatpur district, Rajasthan. According to experts, pink stones of Bansi Paharpur are considered most durable and can last for more than 1,000 years.
