Heritage Corridor Project Around Puri Jagannath Temple To Be Completed By October

Puri: The heritage corridor project around Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s pilgrim town of Puri will be completed by October, this year. This was stated by Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Ranjan Kumar Dash on Tuesday.

After a meeting to review the Abadha Project (Augmentation of Basic Amenities and Development of Heritage and Architecture), Dash lauded the agencies concerned and the line departments for speedy execution of the works.

While the work of the Srimandir heritage corridor project will be completed by October, steps will be taken to open all the four doors of the 12^th century shrine for the entry of devotees.

It was decided to expedite the process of construction of Shree Jagannath prayer room for 3000 devotees. It will be built next to the administration office of the temple. The tender process for Raghunandan library has been completed.

The restoration of the Gopalatirtha Math and the Narayani Temple will be undertaken. Discussions have been held with an agency to supply clean drinking water to the devotees inside the temple premises and at various places in and around the temple.

The servitors’ quarters will be constructed in the Markandeshwar Sahi in Puri. Similarly, restoration and beautification of Panchtirtha pool near the shrine shall be carried out.

Special arrangements will be made for the darshan of the Divyangs by October. It was decided in the meeting that the accommodation plan for the sevayats of the temple will also be done.