The Firozabad Jain temple upgrade has reached about 80% completion, with the ₹1.28 crore tourism development project at the historic Chhadami Lal Jain Temple scheduled for completion by the end of October, according to the Uttar Pradesh government. The work is adding visitor facilities while retaining the temple complex’s heritage character and traditional practices.
The project includes a multipurpose hall, a dormitory and decorative mural walls. Officials said construction of the hall and dormitory is about 85% complete, while the mural walls are around 60% complete. The facilities are intended to support large gatherings, provide accommodation for pilgrims and improve the cultural setting of the temple complex.
The initiative forms part of the state’s wider plan to strengthen the Jain tourism circuit. The government said the approach combines heritage conservation with modern infrastructure so that visitors can access the site more comfortably without compromising its religious traditions or architectural character.
Tourism and culture minister Jaiveer Singh said preservation and development of Jain heritage sites was an important part of the state’s tourism push. He said the project was intended to improve facilities for visitors and pilgrims while enabling travellers from across the country to experience the destinations and connect with their heritage.
Additional chief secretary, tourism, Amrit Abhijat said the project aimed to integrate heritage conservation with modern tourist infrastructure. The supplied report did not provide a revised project cost, details of the executing agency or information about any operational plan for the new facilities after completion.
The temple is located at the main Jain intersection in Firozabad and is known for a 42-foot monolithic stone statue of Lord Bahubali, described as the tallest of its kind in North India. The statue was commissioned by philanthropist Seth Chhadami Lal and transported from Karkala in Karnataka on a specialised trolley that crossed 64 hills over three months.
The temple took about a decade to construct, while its management trust was formed in 1947. These details place the current construction work within a longer institutional and heritage history rather than treating the site only as a new tourism asset.
The project’s next stated milestone is completion of the remaining construction and mural work by the end of October. The Uttar Pradesh government has not, in the supplied material, specified an inauguration date or stated when the dormitory and multipurpose hall will become available for pilgrims and visitors.