Ram Bhakt Aayenge on Jan 22: Shabari Restaurant to App, UP CM Plans Grand Welcome for Ayodhya Guests

Mobile application to guide tourists, smart signages, special route diversions and around-the-clock public transport are on the checklist issued by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath to ensure hassle-free experience for guests visiting Ayodhya on the occasion of the Pran Pratishtha at the Ram temple on January 22.

“We will leave no stone unturned to serve the guests arriving in Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony of the idol of Lord Ram at Ayodhya’s Ram temple," said Adityanath while reviewing the ongoing preparations of the consecration ceremony on Tuesday.

The UP CM also issued instructions in a high-level meeting on Tuesday. “With dignitaries from all over the world expected to attend the historic event, the entire Awadhpuri should be decorated grandly. In coordination with Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Teerth Kshetra Trust and central agencies, all necessary arrangements should be made for traffic management and welcoming of guests as per protocol," Adityanath directed.

MOBILE APP AS DIGITAL GUIDE

Adityanath also directed the officials to develop a dedicated mobile application to guide the guests. “The dedicated app would help to the guests. The application would be Ayodhya’s digital tourist guide in which entire Ayodhya will be visible via a walk-through," the CM said.

Besides, he said that smart signages in languages included in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution and nine languages of the United Nations would be installed on Prayagraj-Ayodhya, Gorakhpur-Ayodhya, Lucknow-Ayodhya, Varanasi-Ayodhya roads. The Ayodhya district administration has been ordered to ensure proper traffic management.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The CM has also directed the transport department to coordinate with the Railways and Airport authorities to provide bus services to facilitate the movement of the guests and tourists who would start to arrive in Ayodhya after the consecration ceremony. “There are six railway stations from where one can reach Ayodhya. The Transport Department, in coordination with these stations, should make permanent arrangements for good buses to conveniently transport the tourists/devotees landing here to their destination," the CM said.

SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS

He also directed the administration to make no compromises with the security arrangements. “There should be continuous strong security arrangements in Ayodhya during the consecration ceremony and thereafter. Implement the Safe City project immediately without any delay. Install CCTV cameras, activate ICCC of Ayodhya before 22nd January to ensure a safe and security environment to the guests and tourists visiting Ayodhya," he said.

Besides, he also stressed on the need for cleanliness, directing the department to ensure extra deployment of staff and installation of dustbins across the city. There should be arrangements for waste management.

RESTAURANT NAMED AFTER MATA SHABARI, NIGHT SHELTER

The CM also announced the setting up of a restaurant/store run by the State Government in Awadhpuri in the name of ‘Mata Shabari’. The CM also announced a night shelter in the name of ‘Nishadraj Guhya Guest House’. Similarly, other buildings will also be named after the characters of Ramayana period.

On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, cultural programmes like bhajan-kirtan etc. should be organized in all spiritual places and temples of the state. Along with lamp lighting/lamp donation in temples, programmes like Ramkatha discourse, continuous recitation of Ramayana/Ramcharit Manas/Sunderkand etc. should also be organised. Nagar Sankirtans should be organized in the municipal bodies, in which Ram Mandir Rath and Kalash Yatras should be organized in the cities by including local bhajan/kirtan groups, the CM directed.