Joining hands with other temple trusts, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust steps in to fund oxygen plants in Ayodhya

Amidst the rising second wave of coronavirus pandemic in which there has been a serious dearth of oxygen supply for the patients battling the deadly virus, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust (SRJBTK) has stepped in and announced that it will provide funding for the installation of two oxygen plants in Ayodhya district.

The temple trust took to Twitter to announce the decision, “Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra has decided to provide funds for installation of 2 oxygen plants in Dashrath Medical College, Ayodhya in order to fulfill the requirement of Oxygen gas in the hospital.”

Dr Anil Mishra, Trustee of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust remarked that keeping in mind that the whole country was troubled due to the COVID pandemic presently, the Trust decided to set up an oxygen plant at the expected cost of Rs 55 lakh which will be set up at Dasharatha Medical College, Ayodhya.

As reported previously by TFI, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust is not the only Temple authority that has stepped in time of the pandemic. A few days earlier, it was announced that Jagannath Puri temple had donated 1.51 crore rupees to Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) to help the state government in the fight against the virus.

“As per the decision of the Managing Committee of Shree Jagannath Temple, Puri, an amount of Rs.1,51.00.000/- (One crore fifty-one lakh) is contributed towards Chief Minister’s Relief Fund for COVID-19 from Temple Administration,” a letter from the temple registration read.

In Varanasi, the Kashi Vishwanath Temple is feeding the patients suffering from Coronavirus disease. In the Botad district of Gujarat, Sarangpur Hanuman Mandir Dharamshala has been converted into a 100-bed hospital, while in Vodadara BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir has started a 300 bed Covid hospital. Prior to this, 62 other smaller temples have donated 1.37 crore rupees to CMRF.

Read more: Kashi Vishwanath, Jagannath Puri and more – How Hindu temples are at the forefront of helping Covid patients

The Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Trust is entrusted with the responsibility to construct a grand temple in Ayodhya. The collection for the purpose of constructing the temple was held for one month from January 15 to February 17 this year, and during the said period, an estimated Rs. 2,500 crores were collected.

The temples are donating generously for the fight against the Coronavirus and have helped the patients irrespective of caste, class and community. The left-liberal establishment, which does not understand the ideas like autonomy, voluntary need not be taken seriously, and the people should not be carried away by their anti-Hindu propaganda.