Presiding over the fourth and final meeting of the Rath Yatra, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gave his last touches on matters pertaining to preparation for the fete in Puri on Friday.
The meeting attended by dozens of Ministers and higher-ups of State bureaucracy lasted just less than 30 minutes in which temple’s Chief Administrator Pradipta Mohapatra briefed the CM about the works progressed so far. Patnaik reviewed works one by one.
The CM unveiled a booklet ‘Ruparekha’ on the occasion.
Among others, Puri MP Pinaki Misra, Law Minister Pradeep Jena, Education Minister Sameer Dash, Chief Secretary Aditya Pradad Padhi,
DGP Dr RP Sharma, besides Central RDC Anil Samal, Collector Balwant Singh, SP Uamshankar Dash and local MLA Jayant Kumar Sarangi were present.
Patnaik launched ‘Mangaldeep’, the scented sticks prepared by Indian Tabaco Company (ITC) specially for the Jagannath temple.