Ayodhya mosque gets all land clearances

Subject : History

Section: Art and Culture

Concept :

The Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) on Friday gave final sanction for construction of the proposed mosque in Dhannipur, as directed by the Supreme Court in its Ram Janmabhoomi Babri Masjid case judgment.
The top court had asked the government — either the Centre or Uttar Pradesh — to allot a “prominent and suitable” five acre plot in Ayodhya to the Sunni Central Wakf Board, to construct a mosque.
The Wakf Board later formed the Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) to execute the construction of the mosque that has been named ‘Masjid-e-Ayodhya’.

About IICF

Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation Iis established as a trust body.
Nine trustees have been announced, while it will “co-opt” the remaining six. Four out of the nine trustees are affiliated to the Board.
On February 24, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board decided to accept the five acres of land allotted to it by the State government for building a mosque in Dhannipur village in Sohawal tehsil of Ayodhya, around 25 km from the site where the Babri Masjid stood.
The Trust would construct a centre showcasing Indo-Islamic culture of several centuries, a centre for research and study of Indo-Islamic culture, a charitable hospital, a public library and other public utilities at the site in Dhannipur.