Lucknow, June 16 -- Land acquisition issues have stalled the widening of the Panch Kosi Parikrama Marg - a 15-kilometre pilgrimage route passing through Ayodhya city - for nearly a month, public representatives and officials said, adding that 70% of the work has been completed. The issue stems from a portion of the Ganga Bhavan and Ramayan Ashram, both associated with the Mani Ram Das Chavni, falling in the expansion route, according to the Ayodhya administration. Portions of both the buildings will have to be demolished to complete the project, said Ved Prakash Gupta, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Ayodhya Sadar constituency. A 300-metre stretch from Ram Ghat crossing to Karsevakpuram, the entry point for Ayodhya, is the most affected part. Apart from Ganga Bhavan and Ramayan Ashram, a house also remains to be acquired but its owner has approached the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court, delaying the acquisition process. "The Ayodhya administration is taking up the issue with the persons concerned. We are hopeful that soon the issue will be resolved," said Ayodhya divisional commissioner Gaurav Dayal. Though the local administration wanted to complete most of the work before the monsoon, this is unlikely now as the monsoon is expected to reach Uttar Pradesh in the next few days, an official of the Ayodhya administration said. After the pran pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla on January 22, 2024, Ayodhya has witnessed a huge surge in the influx of pilgrims. The footfall is expected to increase further after the pran pratishtha ceremony of Ram Darbar on June 5, 2025. The Ayodhya district administration has already decided to construct a 2.5-km new corridor (pathway) that will take devotees to the Ram temple and ease the crowd pressure. Currently, Ayodhya's arterial road, the 13-km Ram Path, remains chock-a-block with pilgrims and the crowd swells further on days of religious significance. The Ayodhya administration has proposed the new corridor to divert the crowd to Ram Mandir from the Tedhi Bazar crossing. The road behind Hanuman Garhi and Kanak Bhawan will also be used to streamline crowd movement....