Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that after the proposed world class airport, Ayodhya town would soon be connected with waterways.
After laying the foundation stone of the Government Ayurvedic College, 500 health wellness centres and 50-bed AYUSH hospitals in six districts at a function in Ayodhya on Friday, Yogi declared, "No efforts will be spared to present Ayodhya as a world class destination with modern amenities and global connectivity. New Ayodhya will have the best roads, air, rail and waterways connectivity soon and efforts will be made to connect the historic town with waterways leading to other river side cities. This project will be implemented through the Central government. Also, work is underway to connect all Ayurvedic colleges of the state with Ayurvedic University in Gorakhpur."
In a scathing attack on the previous Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh, the chief minister in obvious reference to firing on the karsevaks in 1990, said, “There was a pressing need of the government of Ram bhakts to bring 'Ram Rajya' in the true sense. People do not want a government that fires bullets at Ram bhakts."
Expressing exuberance over inauguration of the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5 last year by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yogi described Ayodhya as a symbol of faith for everyone.
"It is required to have everyone's cooperation to fulfil the resolve of Prime Minister Modi to develop Ayodhya as the most beautiful city in the world," he said.
Thanking the Modi government at the Centre for sanctioning an Ayurvedic college in Ayodhya, the chief minister said, "In a few days, the prime minister is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of Ayodhya International Airport so that people from this city and adjoining areas could travel to any country in the world from here."
Reminding that the link of Ayodhya with Korea was 2000 years old and Korea had also built a memorial in Ayodhya, Yogi said. "It is said that the princess of Korea, Ratna, reached Ayodhya through a waterway."
On the occasion, Yogi inaugurated 50-bed Integrated Ayush Hospital and 500 Ayush-Health Wellness Centres from Ayodhya besides laying the foundation stone of Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital, Ayodhya.
He also laid the foundation stone of 50-bed Ayush hospitals in Unnao, Shravasti, Gorakhpur, Hardoi, Sambhal and Mirzapur districts, 50-bed Integrated Ayush Hospitals in Lucknow, Kanpur, Kanpur Dehat and 250 government ayurvedic dispensaries/Ayush-Health Wellness Centres.
Earlier, the chief minister inaugurated Shri Ram Satsang Bhawan at a function and said, “A message of unity and peace was given to the entire country by organising Deepotsav in Ayodhya. My government is constantly making efforts to ensure that saints and devotees who come to Ayodhya do not face any problem. The proposed Ram Satsang Bhawan will provide all facilities to the devotees.”
Urging all to be careful in view of the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, Yogi said, “Our government is working to save lives and livelihood of all. Follow all the guidelines of the Central and UP governments on coronavirus so that the viral infection chain could be broken."