LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth said that 100 chartered planes will land in Ayodhya on January 22 on ‘Pran Partishtha Day’.

“Around 100 chartered planes will land at the Ayodhya airport on 22nd January to attend the ‘pran pratishtha’ ceremony of the Ram Temple. This will also show us the path of checking the potential of the Ayodhya airport” said Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.

“I am grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving the fourth international airport to Uttar Pradesh. The Ayodhya airport was inaugurated on December 30th” the Uttar Pradesh CM added.

On December 30, 2023, the Prime Minister inaugurated the newly built Ayodhya Airport.

Later, speaking at a public event, he said Maharishi Valmiki’s Ramayana is the path of knowledge that connects us to Shri Ram.

Adityanath received the boarding pass for the first tri-weekly flights between Ahmedabad and Ayodhya.

“PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the Ayodhya Airport and Railway Station on December 30.” Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said.

“We started the first flight between Ayodhya and Delhi on December 30th, operated by IndiGo and Air India Express.

Today we are going to connect Ayodhya with Ahmedabad.” Union Civil Aviation Minister added.

Meanwhile at the Ahmedabad airport, as the first flight for Ayodhya left from Ahmedabad, passengers arrived at the airport dressed as Lord Ram, Lakshman, Sita, and Hanuman.

In the first phase, the airport can handle 10 lakh passengers annually and after the second phase, Maharishi Valmiki International Airport will cater to 60 lakh commuters annually.

Phase 1 of the state-of-the-art airport is developed at a cost of more than Rs 1,450 crore.

The airport’s terminal building will have an area of 6500 sq m, equipped to serve about 10 lakh passengers annually.

The facade of the Terminal Building depicts the temple architecture of the upcoming Shri Ram Mandir of Ayodhya.

The ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony of the Ram Temple will be held on January 22.

Vedic rituals for the Pran-Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya will begin on January 16, a week before the main ceremony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the installation of the idol of Ram Lalla at the grand temple on January 22.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, during his first visit of the year 2024 to Ayodhya on Tuesday, directed officials to implement the ‘Kumbh model of cleanliness’ in Ayodhya and ensure that the ‘Ramnagari’ must appear as the cleanest and most beautiful city.

“Dust should not be visible on the roads, and toilets must be cleaned daily,” he said.

(ANI)