Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik would inaugurate the makeshift shelters for Habishyalis in Puri through online from the State Secretariat on Saturdayafternoon.
Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Sanjay Dasburma informed this after chairing a review meeting here on Thursday.
Makeshift shelters have been built up at four places where about 2,000 Habishyalies can be accommodated during Kartik Brata from October 14 to December 16. While the makeshift home erected at the Bagala Dharmasala would accommodate 750 Habishyalis, ones built at Mochisahi, Municipality Kalyan Mandap and Narendra Kona have capacities of 200, 100 and 900, respectively. By now, a total of 1205 Habishiyalis from different parts of the State have registered their names for stay.
All Habishyalis would be provided free Prasad and health services besides shelter, said Dasburma. He too informed CCTV cameras have been installed and Home Guards would be deployed for their security. All entities like Tulashi Chaura, Aakash Deep and Puja Pindi have been erected, the Minister said.
Among others, Additional District Collector Dr Uddhab Chandra Majhi, CDMO Dr Jagatkrushna Samantray, Sub-Collector Madhusudan Dash, District Malaria Officer Dr Sadhana Dash, District I and PRO lalatendu Mahapatra, Tesildar Subhananda Mohapatra were present.