Lucknow sources stated that the Uttar Pradesh government is likely to begin planning the installation of a statue of Lord Ram on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya. Presently plans are afoot to install the world's tallest statue of Lord Ram and Rishikesh Upadhyay, the mayor of Ayodhya Municipal Corporation, told PTI, "There is a proposal to install a 151-metre-tall statue of Lord Ram on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath may make an announcement on this on the occasion of Dev Deepawali."
Upadhyay, a BJP leader, added "The place where the statue will be installed will be finalized after the soil is tested and finally the statue is likely to come up in the vicinity of Sant Tulsidas Ghat. Officials are looking at two-three sites, after which they will pick the best one".
Accordingly the Uttar Pradesh unit chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Mahendra Nath Pandey, said, "Yogi Adityanath, in addition to being the chief minister, is the 'peethadheeswar' (head) of a prominent 'peeth' and sant. Moreover he must have made some plans pertaining to Ayodhya, which is a place of religious interest, pilgrimage and also the birthplace of Lord Ram."
