Ayodhya, Jan. 26 -- The construction of the mosque in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya was formally launched today following Supreme Court's 2019 landmark judgment that ordered construction of a Ram Temple at Ram Janmabhoomi site and a mosque at another place in the same district.

The beginning of the project was marked with the raising of the national flag on the country's 72nd Republic Day and a tree plantation drive.

The construction of the mosque is being undertaken by the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) trust. The members of the body assembled Tuesday morning 8.15 am at Dhannipur village, 25 km from the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya district.

The national flag was hoisted by chief of the trust, Zafar Ahmad Farooq.

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