Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 23 crore for development of pilgrim amenities at various religious institutions of the State.

The expenses of the project would be met out of the Special Problem Fund (SPF), said a release issued by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Thursday.

The following institutions would get an assistance of Rs 1 crore each:

Temples: 1)         Bargarh      Nrushinghnath Temple; 2)  Bhadrak     Maa Bhadrakali Temple; 3) Balangir     Harishankar Temple; 4)        Boudh        Jagannath Temple; 5)          Dhenkanal Shree Chandrasekhar Jew Temple, Kapilash; 6)      Jagatsinghpur          Maa Sarala Temple, Jhankad; 7)   Jajpur         Maa Biraja Temple; 8)          Keonjhar   Lord Baladev Jew Temple; 9)        Koraput     Sri Gupteswar Temple; 10)    Nabarangpur       Nilakantheswar Temple, Papdahandi.

Churches: 1)       Balangir     CNI Crurch (Diocese of  Sambalpur); 2)         Khordha          Baptist Church; 3)       Cuttack      Mount House Church, Chandini Chowk; 4)          Kalahandi  St Paul Protestant Church, Malipada; 5)         Bhubaneswar      Church of Christ (Union Church,

Unit-4).

Mosques: 1)        Puri  Jahania Pir; 2)    Sonepur     Hazir Abdul Sakur Baba Tarbha Sarif Mosque; 3)          Bhadrak     Dargah-E-Huzoor Mujahid-e-Millat, Dhamnagar: 4)          Baleswar    Bhujakhia Pir (Hajrat Swale Mohammad); 5) Bhubaneswar      Jama Masjid, Unit -3; 6)       Khordha    Hazarat Bukhari Pir Baba, Kaipadar.    

Gurudwars: 1)    Sundargarh         Guru Singh Saheb Gurudwar; 2)  Puri  Bouli Math.