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Road-widening projects are underway to cater to the crowds expected at the Ram temple. People who are running small shops, selling artefacts and puja material are afraid the project will raze their livelihoods. Ayodhya Development Plan In 2021, the event plan in the city hit its first roadblock when several hundred shopkeepers on the Hanuman Garhi road protested against the proposed widening of the roads. Several processions were taken out by the shopkeepers and many shopkeepers sat on dharna outside the district magistrate’s office to demand a response from the administration. Subsequently, letters too were written. The road-widening will cause the demolition of some shops, while others will lose a part of the shop area. Almost a year later, shopkeepers and traders are still up ...