Cuttack: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday visited Baba Dhabaleswar Temple in Athgarh in Odisha’s Cuttack district and sought the blessings of the Lord.
The Minister was given a grand welcome by the priests who apprised him of the need for the re-development of the shrine.
After offering prayers at the temple, Vaishnaw held a discussion with all the priests and assured them that necessary steps would be taken to turn the shrine complex into a tourist destination for devotees.
The Minister also enquired about the hanging bridge and promised to take up the renovation work with the District Collector.
After having darshan at the temple, the BJP leader proceeded to attend public meetings scheduled at Athgarh, Badamba, and Narsinghpur.
Earlier on Saturday, he took stock of the construction work of Bhubaneswar railway station which is currently under transformation to become a world-class railway station. The Minister also inaugurated the Daspalla railway station and flagged off train services.
