In order to ensure a smooth experience for devotees visiting Ayodhya, the Yogi Adityanath government has made extensive preparations to operate e-carts for transporting pilgrims to the Ram Temple and Hanuman Garhi for the darshan of Ram Lalla.
These e-carts, or golf carts, will be free for the elderly, divyangs and pregnant women.
To execute this significant initiative, the Ayodhya Development Authority has called upon private industrial houses to contribute to this initiative. Efforts are underway to encourage private industrial houses to donate to this service in Ayodhya through their corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds, thereby providing relief to the pilgrims.
Ayodhya Development Authority Vice Chairman Vishal Singh said a large number of devotees, including the elderly, divyangs and pregnant women, were expected to visit Ayodhya for the darshan of Ram Lalla after the consecration ceremony.
“For devotees arriving in Ayodhya by their vehicles, the facility of e-carts will be available at the parking area. Through these e-carts, devotees can visit Hanuman Garhi and other religious sites in the vicinity, along with the having darshan of Lord Ram,” he said and added: “The objective is to enable as many devotees as possible to have a darshan within a short timeframe.”
Singh said: “We have sent a proposal to corporate houses for contribution to provide e-cart or golf cart service here. Corporate houses have previously expressed their desire to serve in Ayodhya through their CSR funds. After obtaining their approval, the plan will be implemented on a large-scale.”
Ayodhya Development Authority’s facility management partner, Kavach Global Konnects Pvt. Ltd., is playing a crucial role in this.
Takshe Raval, director of Kavach Global, said that through the tender process, they had secured various locations within the Ayodhya Development Authority. At these locations, efforts are being made to provide devotees with better facilities. As part of this plan, the intention is to offer devotees the convenience of 12-seater and 18-seater e-carts from these locations, facilitating their visits to various religious sites in Ayodhya. Major donations for this initiative have been received from companies like ONGC, IOC and Tata Projects, he added.
He further stated that in the initial phase, they plan to deploy 650 e-carts from January to March.