No Land Identified, Allotted for Ramayana Museum in Ayodhya, Say Local Officials

Ayodhya: The Centre has announced setting up a Ramayana museum here and also sanctioned Rs 151 crore, but the land for it has not yet been identified by the Union government nor allotted by the state dispensation.

Faizabad District Magistrate Vivek said the district authorities had received no communication from the Centre regarding the land.

"We have no formal communication from the Union government regarding the land. Whenever we will be asked for it, we will look into the matter," District Magistrate Vivek

told PTI.

Sharma, who was here for "inspecting" the site for the proposed museum, said he was hopeful of getting the land on the banks of Saryu river.