Ayodhya Ram temple chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das on Monday said water was leaking from the roof of the sanctum sanctorum at the temple after the first heavy showers since it was opened to the public on January 22.
Das alleged negligence in the construction of the temple, saying there was no arrangement for the drainage of rainwater from the temple premises. He urged the temple authorities to take necessary corrective measures.
According to the temple trust sources, the chairman of the temple construction committee, Nripendra Mishra, reached the temple and gave instructions to repair the roof and make it waterproof. He attributed the leakage of rainwater to ongoing construction work.
Construction of the temple will be completed by December
Meanwhile, Mishra, while speaking separately to reporters about the progress of temple construction, said that work on the first floor was on and will be finished by July this year. He expressed the hope that the construction of the temple will be completed by December.
Rainwater was leaking from the roof directly above the place where the priest sits in front of Ram Lalla's idol and where people come for VIP darshan, he said.
"It is very surprising that engineers from all over the country are building the Ram temple. The temple was inaugurated on January 22. But, no one knew that if it rains, the roof will leak. It is surprising that the roof of a world-famous temple is leaking. Why did this happen?" "Such an incident is happening in the presence of such big engineers, which is very wrong," he said.
Meanwhile, rains on Saturday night caused severe waterlogging on the Rampath road and its adjoining lanes here. While sewer water entered houses in the area, the Rampath road and other newly constructed roads in Ayodhya caved in at some places.
(With PTI inputs)
