Ram Mandir Consecration: Delhi AIIMS rolls back decision, OPD to stay open today

On Saturday, an official memorandum by AIIMS, Delhi, had noted that the government has declared a half-day holiday on January 22 because of the Ram temple consecration ceremony.

"It is notified for information of all the employees that the Institute will remain half day closed till 14.30 pm on January 22. All Chiefs of Centres, Heads of the Departments, Units and Branch Officers are requested to bring this to the notice of all staff working under them," it had stated.

The memorandum had also said that critical and emergency services would be functional.

The consecration ceremony at the Ayodhya Ram temple will take place on Monday.

Medical Dialogues team had earlier reported that ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, beds were reserved at city-based, district hospitals and the medical college here, and specialists from the AIIMS have provided focused emergency response training to the doctors at healthcare institutions in Ayodhya. These beds have been reserved for the guests, who will attend the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony at the newly-built Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22, officials said.