'No Design Or Construction Issue': Ram Mandir Construction Committee Chief Addresses Concerns On Water Leakage

Nripendra Misra, chairman of the Ram Temple Construction Committee, responded on Monday to reports of alleged water leakage at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, dismissing suggestions of a “design or construction issue” and attributing the matter to ongoing construction work.

“I am in Ayodhya. I saw the rainwater dropping from the first floor. This is expected because Guru Mandap is exposed to the sky as the second floor and completion of Shikhar will cover this opening,” Misra told news agency ANI.

He further elaborated, “I also saw some seepage from the conduit as this work on the first floor is in progress. On completion, the conduit will be closed.”

Misra reassured that there are no underlying design or construction flaws contributing to the leakage, stating, “There is no design or construction issue.”

Addressing concerns about drainage in the Sanctum Santorum, Misra clarified, “There is no drainage in the Sanctum Santorum because all the Mandaps have measured slope for clearance of water and the water in Sanctum Santorum is manually absorbed.”

Misra’s statements come after the chief priest of the Ram Mandir, Acharya Satyendra Das, said that water leakage has been observed in the temple’s sanctum sanctorum and other areas just after the first monsoon rains.

‘Attention should be paid’: Ram Mandir chief priest

“During the first rain, the roof of the sanctum sanctorum where the idol of Ram Lalla resides began to leak,” Acharya Satyendra Das told ANI.

“Attention should be paid to this issue and what caused it.. There’s no way for rainwater to drain out of the temple. If the rain intensifies, it could disrupt prayer services,” he added.

In another interview with PTI, the chief priest of the Ram Mandir expressed, “It is very surprising. So many engineers are here and the Pran Pratishtha was held on January 22, but water is leaking from the roof. Nobody would’ve thought this.”