Ayodhya monsoon havoc: Ram Path suffers damage; locals, tourists struggle amid waterlogging

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust refutes reports of seepage in sanctum sanctorum of temple

A Man wades through flooded road in the Jalwanpura of Ayodhya on Saturday. Photo | Express

MONSOON MAYHEM

• Parts of newly-built 13-km-long Ram Path, the main arterial road to the Ram temple, caved in

• Heavy rain on June 22 night and June 25, damaged surface of road from chainage 3.00 to 3.800

• Sanctum sanctorum of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi grappling with infrastructural challenges

• No proper infrastructure in guest houses that receive 2,000–2,500 people daily

PUBLIC WOES

• Waterlogging is a yearly phenomenon revealing flawed planning and supine attitude of the Municipal Corporation

• Those residing around temple premises claimed water entered their houses, numerous guest houses and home stays

• Heavy rainfall led to locals and tourists wading in ankle-deep water across town

• No means of transportation available to navigate through water-logged areas

Rainwater enters homes in Ayodha.

GOVT DEFENCE

• Six engineers of PWD, Jal Nigam, face axe for negligence; probe on

• Railways and PIB debunk reports of boundary wall collapse of the newly inaugurated Ayodhya Dham railway station.

• PWD says roads caved in due to hurriedly carried out construction work.

• Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust refutes reports of seepage in sanctum sanctorum of temple