The Subha Stambha (holy stone) of the famous annual Dhanu Yatra here will be set up by district Collector Bhabagrahi Mishra on Thursday.
At a preparatory meeting at the Collectorate here, Mishra announced that the world famous Yatra would be held from January 6 to 16 next. Keeping in view the huge gathering during the festival, he stressed on the sanitation work and setting up of temporary toilets. ADM Sharat Chandra Mishra, Sub-Collector Bijaya Kumar Khandayatraya, SDPO Amerendra Rana, Town PS IIC Arjun Sahu, Bargarh Municipality Chairman Prasanta Behera, Zilla Parishad vice-president Sobhagya Ranjan Nayak and Bar Association president Bimal Kishor Debta were present.