After the Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri and the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, the heritage site of the Sun Temple at Konark is likely to witness a beautification drive.
This was evident from a visit of 5T Secretary VK Pandian to the Black Pagoda and its peripheral areas on Thursday. Pandian paid the surprise visit arriving at the temple at around 5 am in the morning. He also visited the nearby Ring Road and Handicraft Market.
He was reportedly apprised about the blueprint for beautification of the heritage site. He inspected various aspects of development of the temple including the urban haat and entrance gate.
Puri district Collector Balwant Singh and ASI Superintendent Arun Kumar Mallick were present during Pandian’s visit.