After Ram Mandir's Roof Leaks, Belongings Float As Camps of Jawans Get Flooded | WATCH

Ayodhya: The Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) jawans responsible for the security of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya were heavily affected by leakage due to rains as their camps got flooded with water. Such was the severity that the belongings of the jawans from the 39th Battalion PAC Mirzapur stationed opposite Kanshiram Colony, could be seen floating in the water.

Ram Temple Construction Committee Chief Refutes Allegations of Leaks

Ram Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra on Tuesday rejected the allegations of the temple's chief priest regarding the seepage of rainwater draining out of water from the sanctum sanctorum.

"There was no water leakage but the rainwater came down from the pipes fixed to install electric wires. I have inspected the building of the temple. The second floor is under construction. When the roof of the second floor is finally constructed, then the rainwater will stop entering the temple," Mishra said while talking to reporters here.

Alleging negligence in the construction of the temple, Ram Janmabhoomi temple chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das had on Monday alleged that there was no arrangement for the draining out of rainwater from the temple premises after the showers on Saturday midnight and urged the temple authorities to take necessary corrective measures. Das had asked the temple authorities to take cognisance of the incident and make necessary arrangements to stop leakage and ensure the outflow of water from the temple. 

He had claimed that there was heavy leakage from the roof of the temple's sanctum sanctorum in the first heavy showers that occurred at midnight on Saturday. 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 had 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?" he added. Such an incident is happening in the presence of such big engineers, which is very wrong, he had said.

Committee Assures Measures Being Taken

Mishra said measures have been taken to protect the devotees from water and sunlight by making temporary construction on the roof. About the progress of temple construction, Mishra said 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 would be completed by December. (with PTI inputs)