5T Secretary VK Pandian visits Puri, Reviews progress of Heritage Corridor Project
Odisha 5T Secretary V.K. Pandian visited Puri on Saturday morning and reviewed the progress of the Srimandir Heritage Corridor project.
Puri: Odisha 5T Secretary V.K. Pandian visited Puri on Saturday morning and reviewed the developmental works under the Srimandir Heritage Corridor project going on around the famous Jagannath Temple.
He first visited Shree Jagannath temple and went inside for darshan of the holy trinity upon reaching the city. Following which he discussed with the servitors and department officials about the heritage corridor project around the temple.
The project is aimed to be completed before the begining of the Rath Yatra. The 5T Secretary has been visiting Puri many times to oversee the progress of the project. He has also been discussing with the District Collector, Additional Collector and Tata OBCC officials about the project.
It is to be noted that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone of Srimandir Heritage Corridor’s ‘Parikrama Marg’ on November 24, 2021.
The Puri district administration had carried out extensive eviction drive in the vicinity of the 12th-century shrine to make way for the Heritage Corridor.
Ms Kalinga