Ayodhya Mosque: The mosque project to be built in Dhannipur, Ayodhya will no longer be built in its original form. The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation has decided to scale down the plan due to lack of funds and not receiving enough donations. Know the whole matter.
After the Supreme Court’s decision in Ayodhya, the much awaited mosque project to be built on the five acres of land allotted to the Muslim community will no longer be built in its original form. The project, once proposed as a large complex with a grand mosque, modern hospital, library and community facilities, has now had to be scaled down due to lack of funds. The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) says that due to lack of expected financial support, the focus will now be on building a mosque of only limited size.
Complete blueprint changed due to lack of funds
The Uttar Pradesh government had allotted five acres of land in Dhannipur village of Ayodhya after the Supreme Court decision. Under the initial plan, it was proposed to build a 300-bed multi-specialty hospital, central library, community kitchen and Indo-Islamic cultural research center along with a grand mosque.
IICF President Zufar Ahmed Farooqui said that the project did not receive donations as per expectations and the expected interest from the community was also not shown. For this reason the Trust has decided to complete the project in a smaller format.
Now preparations are on to build only a small mosque.
According to Foundation Secretary Athar Hussain, currently only a small mosque will be constructed in the revised plan. For this also around Rs 3 to 5 crores are required, whereas till now the Trust has been able to raise only around Rs 1.5 crores. This is the reason why the big project with social and health facilities proposed earlier will not be able to move ahead at present.
Long delay in administrative approval also
The pace of the project did not stop only due to economic reasons. According to the foundation, processes like getting the map approved from the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA), land use change and development fees also took a lot of time. Although the map was later approved, lack of funds and the need for a revised design postponed the construction work.
Now the Trust is preparing to move forward towards the construction of a mosque on a small scale. If sufficient financial support is received in the coming time, other parts of the project can also be considered.