Ayodhya, February 21 Talks are underway with landowners to acquire plots adjacent to the Ram Temple complex to complete the construction of the security wall, sources said on Saturday.
The wall is planned to be 12 meters high and 14 meters wide, and is being built at a cost of approximately Rs 40 crore. It will cover approximately 70 acres and have a total perimeter of about 4 kilometers.
Piling work has started inside the complex opposite the Gokul Bhavan barrier on the Tedhi Bazar to Durahi Kuan road, according to sources from the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
Construction work is progressing in the western part of the temple, while discussions are ongoing with the owners of unacquired land to ensure a straight perimeter, they said.
The construction work is being carried out under the expert supervision of Engineers India Limited, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Defence, as this wall is not an ordinary boundary but is part of a security system equipped with sensors and modern equipment.
Two agencies from Uttarakhand have been assigned to the project.
"About three dozen watch towers are also being built for the temple complex security, of which about a dozen have been completed," sources said.