Trustee Anil Mishra said that two plots of land located in Ram Kot and Tehri Bazar area were purchased from a resident of Basti district last week.
An official of the trust said on Saturday that Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirthakshetra has purchased about 1.15 lakh sq ft of land, about 2-3 km from the Ram Janmabhoomi complex.
Trustee Anil Mishra said that the two plots located in Ram Kot and Tehri Bazar area were purchased last week from Harish Kumar Pathak, a resident of Basti district. He said that the land has been purchased at the rate of ₹ 690 per sq ft.
“We have paid a sum of ₹ 8 crore to the owner of the two plots,” he said.
A survey of the properties adjacent to the Ram Janmabhoomi complex is being carried out for the expansion of the temple land and a list is being prepared to ascertain their ownership. These properties include some Muslim houses and mosques.
Ayodhya Mayor Hrishikesh Upadhyay said the survey was being conducted to find out the owners of these properties. “It will help to find out whether there are tenants living here or owning homes,” he said.
Trust secretary Champat Rai said that the Ram Janmabhoomi campus will be expanded with mutual understanding and dialogue.
“We will buy land by paying the price demanded or we can give them alternative land for rehabilitation,” he said.
In the first week of March, the trust purchased 7,285 sq ft of land adjoining the Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya, as per its plan to expand the temple complex area from the present 70 acres to 107 acres. The trust bought land for ₹ 1 crore.
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