The centuries-old Ayodhya’s despite was put to rest by the Supreme Court with its verdict. Back in 2019, the Supreme Court bench gave its verdict in favour of Hindus saying that the disputed site belongs to Hindus and Ram Mandir should be constructed there. A special trust was also set up. Thousands of crores were received by the temple trust already.
A plot of five acres was allocated to the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of the Mosque. While the temple construction work is going on at a rapid pace and the temple is expected to be completed by 2024 the same is not the case with the mosque work.
As the required permissions are yet to be received the Mosque construction work did not start. Now it is said that permission was given to the board and the construction work will kickstart very soon.
Reports say that the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation which is taking care of the mosque construction has been awaiting permission to use the land at the Lucknow-Faizabad highway all these years. Ayodhya Development Authority granted permission to the Foundation.
The representatives of the Foundation were quoted as saying that they have received permission from the Department and they are just awaiting the fire clearance. Once it is received then there is no looking back and the work will be started at the earliest.
The proposed mosque will be special as the place will not only have a religious place but also a medical facility. The Mosque will also have a 200-bed hospital and the facility will be constructed in a phased manner. In the first phase, the hospital will have 100 beds and the remaining will be added in the next phase. Besides this, the mosque will also have a library and a community kitchen.
The mosque was supposed to be finished by 2023 earlier. However, it might take longer than this now. Just like the Ram Mandir, the mosque also received donations from various sections. The size of the proposed mosque is likely to be bigger than the Babri Masjid which was brought down at the disputed land.
