Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's visit to Ayodhya on Thursday to take stock of preparations ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the temple town on December 30 was cancelled due to bad weather, a senior official said.
Earlier, officials had told PTI that Yogi Adityanath, after reaching, was scheduled to first visit the Hanumangarhi temple, and then go for a "darshan" of Ram Lalla and inspect the ongoing construction work of the Ram temple.
"Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was to visit Ayodhya today but he could not go there due to poor visibility owing to fog," the senior official said.
Prime Minister Modi will visit the temple town on December 30 to inaugurate the redeveloped Ayodhya railway station and the airport. He will also address a rally, officials had said earlier.
The consecration ceremony of the Ram temple will be held on January 22 and it will be attended by the prime minister.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Canada Rolls Back Extra Screening For Fliers To India Days After Announcing It
"Had People United 500 Years Ago...": Yogi Adityanath On Colonialism BJP Distancing Themselves From Yogi Adityanath's 'Batoge Toh Katoge' Slogan: Akhilesh Yadav Yogi Adityanath's Bulldozer Reminder In Jharkhand Days After Top Court Rap Amazon Employee Greets Friend At Wedding, Dies Of Cardiac Arrest Indian Student In US Accidentally Shoots Himself Dead While Celebrating Birthday "Speculative, Inaccurate": Canada Factchecks Own Media, Backtracks After India's Stinker New Zealand Eases Post Study Work Visa For Foreign Students Liver Transplant, Financial Aid: How Kerala Boy Was Saved In 24 Hours Mahindra XEV 9e, BE 6e Design Sketches Reveal Crisp Details: Pics Inside Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.