"In constant touch with nearby airports; no parking facility here": Ayodhya Airport director

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 15 (ANI): Vinod Kumar, Director of Ayodhya Airport, on Monday met the secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Champat Rai and said that they have finalised the list of landings of 100 aircraft on January 22 and everything will be finalised in 1-2 days.
After meeting Champat Rai in Ayodhya, Vinod Kumar told media that they are in constant touch with the nearby airports as there is no parking facility at the Ayodhya airport.
"We are in constant touch with nearby airports. Today's meeting was just a formal meeting. Landing details of almost 100 aircraft have reached us. Those aircrafts will disembark passengers here (in Ayodhya) and go to nearby airports like Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj because we have only 8 bays which will remain occupied," he said.
"The day PM's aircraft arrives, 1-4 bays will be occupied and only 4 bays will be left. Only if a person is important can he be accommodated here. Normal flights will continue on January 22 as well. Now we are preparing for further things. Everything will be finalised in 1-2 days," he added.
Regarding security, ADG Piyush Mordia also met Champat Rai and security-related arrangements were reviewed.
He has advised the people to come for darshan only after January 22. Arrangements have been made for this.
Meanwhile, in a momentous declaration, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Alok Kumar revealed plans for a grand initiative spanning 56 countries, as dignitaries come together to extend invitations to 10 crore homes for 'Pran Pratistha' of Ram Temple.
"We will go to 10 crore households across 56 countries of the world and invite them...that they will have to come together at their nearby temple to watch this event," said VHP International Working President Alok Kumar on the 'Pran Pratishta' of Ram Temple.
Pran Pratistha, also known as Murthi Sthapana, is a Hindu and Jain ritual that involves consecrating a deity idol (Murti) in a temple. The ritual involves reciting hymns and mantras to invite the deity to be a resident guest, and then opening the Murti's eyes for the first time.
The initiative, set to culminate on January 22, 2024, involves presenting consecrated rice at Ayodhya's Ramlala temple. The event aims not only for individual observation but collective participation, symbolizing the readiness of the Hindu community to embrace global responsibilities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the ceremonial installation of Shri Ram Lalla inside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
Earlier, on Friday, PM Modi announced a special 11-day 'anushthan' (ritual) ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram Temple. (ANI)