Puri: The second meeting of the high-level committee formed to oversee the preparation of the list of valuables and ornaments in Ratna Bhandar of the Puri temple will be held today.
The meeting will be held at 2 pm in the administrative office of the temple. The first meeting of the high-level committee by the state government to oversee the preparation of the list of precious jewels and objects in the Ratna Bhandar of the temple was held on March 9 at the administration office of the temple after the order of the High Court.
The committee members held a meeting under the chairmanship of Justice Arijit Pashayat, a former judge of the Supreme Court, and discussed various aspects. However, the decisions taken by the members will be discussed in detail in the second meeting to be held today.
The treasure trove or Ratna Bhandar of Lord Jagannath was opened and counted for the last time in 1978. It was decided by the High Court to hand over the list to the Administrative Committee. There will be a special discussion on this list in the last meeting.
Odisha government formed a 12-member Committee for supervising the preparation of list of valuables in Ratna Bhandar. Odisha government had approved a high-level committee for supervising the process of inventory of valuables stored in Ratna Bhandar of Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri.
The committee shall consist of a total of 12 member under the chairmanship of retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Arijit Pasayat, said an official press release in this regard on Thursday.
The Chief Minister has formed a committee to supervise the preparation of the list of gems and jewels of Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple under the Chairmanship of Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Arijit Pashayat and Renowned cardiologist Dr. Ramakant Panda as the Vice President.
The other members of the committee are as follows:
– Renowned cardiologist Dr. Ramakant Panda, Vice President
– Dr. Vidhushan Samal, former CMD of Allahabad Bank
– A. K. Sabata, Chartered Accountant,
– Representative of Puri Gajapati Maharaja and Shri Dibyasingh Deva, Chairman of Shree Jagannath Temple Management Committee
– Representative of Archaeological Survey of India
– Durgaprasad Das Mohapatra, Servant Representative
– Madhav Chandra Mohapatra, Servant Representative
– Jagannath Kar, Servant Representative
– Ganesh Makeap, Bhandar Makeap Servant
– Puri District Collector and Deputy Chief Administrator of Shri Jagannath Temple.
– Shri Jagannath will be the Chief Administrator of the Temple Administration- Member Convenor