CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Yogi Adityanth-led government in Uttar Pradesh has approved the budget to install the 221-metre tall statue of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.

Detailed explanation-2: -Last month, media reports said nearly half the construction work for the Ram temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya has been completed. And, the Ram Mandir is likely to be opened to devotees by January 2024. December 2023 has been kept as the deadline to complete the work.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Statue of Lord Rama is a planned monument in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India dedicated to the Hindu deity Rama. The statue will be 181 m (594 ft) tall and 251 m (823 ft) tall including plinth and umbrella. The cost of the statue is estimated to be ₹2, 500 crore (US$310 million).

Detailed explanation-4: -Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh’s Faizabad district, is a historic and sacred city. Lord Vishnu’s seventh manifestation, Lord Ram, is said to have been born at Ayodhya, as per the epic Ramayana.