India, Aug. 2 -- AYODHYA Gaddopur Majhwa village in Ayodhya, also home to over 50 families of retired and serving soldiers, fears displacement in wake of the proposed bypass railway line linking the Allahabad-Ayodhya and Lucknow-Ayodhya railway routes.

The proposal entails the construction of the bypass railway line, enabling freight trains to access the goods depot directly. The plan would result in Gaddopur Majhwa being completely encircled by railway lines, jeopardising both agricultural land and homes of hundreds of people, say locals.

Protests have erupted over the project with locals addressing a memorandum to Ayodhya authorities and leaders of the ruling party and opposition, urging them that the route be altered.

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