Gandhinagar Railway station viral as Ayodhya railway station?

News Claim: A video is viral on social media where it is claimed that the video to be renovated Ayodhya Railway station.

Viral News Today:  Shriram Janmabhoomi has become a railway station in Ayodhya

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News Verification:  The video viral as Ayodhya Railway station is not true, the video is of Gandhi Nagar Railway station in Gujarat. The video has been widely shared on Facebook and Twitter.

A user commented on the twitter that the video is from Gandhi Nagar

The video was already posted early by a facebook user Ahmedabad - Himatnagar - Udaipur Broad Gauge Conversion

Modernization of the Ayodhya Railway station is already in progress, A work namely “Ayodhya-Redevelopment of the station and circulating area etc. in connection with the development of stations of religious & cultural importance” is sanctioned.  The cost of the work is Rs. 104.77 Crores. A total expenditure of Rs. 20.61 Crores has been incurred. The outlay for F.Y. 2020-21 is Rs. 18.16 crores.  The executive agency for the project is M/S RITES Ltd.

The work is in progress and is planned to be completed during the financial year 2021-22.

News verdict: False video is from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, not Ayodhya.

 

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