Conscious of the increase in the number of pilgrims expected to visit Ayodhya after the consecration ceremony of Ram temple there, chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has requested the Civil Aviation minister to start air service from Dehradun to the temple city of Ayodhya. He has also requested the Railways minister to extend the Dehradun- Lucknow Vande Bharat train service to Ayodhya.
In a letter to the Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the CM said that the proposed Dehradun- Lucknow Vande Bharat train should be extended to Ayodhya. He said that after the installation of the idol of Ramlala in Ayodhya, large number of pilgrims from the State will visit the city to pay their obeisance to Lord Ram. In the letter written to the Civil Aviation minister the CM said that at present there is no direct flight from Dehradun to Ayodhya and in view of providing facilities to the pilgrims and tourists, a new air service should start from Dehradun to Ayodhya.
