Amitabh asked to lend his voice for film on history of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi

Amitabh Bachchan has been requested to lend his voice to narrate a film on the history of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi the Shri Ram Temple Construction Committee said in a statement on FridayA committee comprising Prasoon Joshi writer and chairman of the Film Censor Board Dr Chandraprakash Dwivedi film director Yatindra Mishra famous writer and Sachidanand Joshi Secretary of the Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts has been formed to oversee the film production according to a statement The statement issued by Nripendra Misra Chairman of Shri Ram Temple Construction Committee said actor Amitabh Bachchan has been requested to lend his voice for narration of the filmAccording to the statement around 100 iconographic panels based on episodes from Shri Balmiki Ramayana will be installed in the lower plinth of the Ram temple under construction in Ayodhya The panels will be drawn in pencil before they are modelled in clayThe superstructure of the temple is being constructed with carved red sandstone sourced from Bansi Paharpur in Bharatpur district of RajasthanApproximately 475 lakh ft Bansi Paharpur Stone will be used in the temple construction Till date approximately 50 per cent of the stone has been carved and is available for erection the statement saidAlso ReadWhacky Wednesday KBC 14 contestant scolds Amitabh Bachchan for his character in MohabbateinThe construction of columns in white marble sourced from Makrana in Rajasthan for the lsquoGarbhagriharsquo of the temple is going as per schedule So far 20 per cent of the ground floor has been completedThe work on the retaining wall and foundation of lsquoparkotarsquo which too will be built with red sandstone is in progress the statement saidldquoThe flooring of the parkota will be of marble In the parkota temples of Lord Shiva Annapurna Mata Bhagwati Mata Lord Ganesha Lord Hanuman and Lord Surya will be constructedrdquo the statement saidFor the convenience of the devotees visiting the grand temple a facilitation centre with pilgrimcentric facilities has been planned the work on which is slated to be completed by December 2023 read the statementAs per the masterplan of remaining area in temple Complex temples of Rishi Valmiki Acharya Vashisth Rishi Viswamitra Agastya Rishi Sage Nishad Jatayu Mata Sabri are planned in addition to other facilities like Yagya Anushthan Mandap Sant Niwas Administrative Building etc it said The work on Kuber Tila including renovation of an ancient Shiva Temple has begunAlso ReadConstruction of Ayodhya mosque likely to be completed by December 2023 TrustAccording to the statement the devotees will be given access to a diversion to climb on the top of Kuber Tila and have the ldquodarshanrdquo of Lord ShivaThe complex is being developed with a goal to produce zero discharge which will be achieved with the construction of two sewage treatment plantsThe treated water will be used for flushing and irrigation purposes which will minimise the burden on the municipal corporation the statement said All power installation and security gadgets have been approved for the complex it added