The State Government has decided to improve facilities around the Alarnath Temple near Brahmagiri in Puri district. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Secretary BK Patnaik here on Wednesday.
The decision was taken keeping in view a huge congregation of devotees during the Nabakalebar festival of lord Jagannath in 2015. It was decided that the road leading to the Alarnath Temple from Puri would be widened with proper lighting facilities.
The Chief Secretary directed the departments concerned to ensure creation of adequate infrastructure to accommodate the large numbers of pilgrims during the Nabakalebar festival. He asked the concerned department to create adequate parking space for vehicles.
Brahmagiri MlA Sanjay Dasbarma, Culture, Tourism Secretary Ashok Tripathy, Rural Development Secretary SN Tripathy, Works Secretary Suvendu Ray and Puri district Collector Nabaghan Nayak were present.