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.