LUCKNOW, July 29 -- With demand for plots and houses surging after the inauguration of the Ram Mandir, the Uttar Pradesh Housing and Development Board has decided to fast-track all housing projects in Ayodhya, officials said.

The move is part of a broader development plan aimed at improving living standards and easing congestion in the old city. The Board has asked the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) to expedite the acquisition of 1,400 acres for various housing projects, they said.

Among them is the Vasisth Kunj phase-2 which will come up on the Ayodhya-Basti road. Online applications for phase-one of the project are already over. Now, the Board wants to expedite the second phase of the project for which land has to be acquired, of...