The Shreemandira Parikrama Project in Puri was put on fast track with Chief Secretary Suresh Mahapatra looking into the field level progress of construction, landscaping and development.
Mahapatra visited the site on Thursday evening, talked with the engineers and workers at the ground zero level, reviewed their work plan, and set time line for completion of different tasks.
Mahapatra directed to complete all construction works in about coming nine months. The corridor will have five principal zones, viz., buffer no entry zone, inner pradakshina path, landscape zone, outer pradakshina path, and public convenience zone. The corridor will be decorated with stone decorative, wood trees, shrubs and flower beds related to the Jagannath culture. The inner Pradakshina path will be
principally used for ceremonial procession of the deities round the year in various festivals and mandira pradakhsina by the devotees. The public convenience zone will be for security and facilitation of the visitors. The convenience zone will have amenities like drinking water fountain, rest pavilion, donation kiosks, information center, sevayat wash room, security control room, first-aid room, mini cloak room, separate toilets for male and female visitors, and electric room etc.
The first phase of the project has been grounded with financial estimation of around Rs 331.28 crore. The ground level work has made good progress. The works for outer access road on all three sides, six toilets, three shelter pavilions, mini cloak room, electric room etc are progressing on a war footing.