Lucknow, Dec. 28 -- The Rs.1463-crore Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport and the revamped and renamed Ayodhya Dham railway station are among the over Rs.22,000-crore projects that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to gift to Ayodhya during his visit to the temple town on Saturday, said a state government official on Thursday.

Modi's visit comes weeks ahead of the much-awaited consecration ceremony of the idol of Ram Lalla (child deity) on January 22 and is part of the government's infrastructure push to make Ayodhya a prime religious tourism destination.

The projects include those which he will dedicate to the people as well as those for which the foundation stone will be laid.

"All preparations have been made for the...