Revenue Divisional Commissioner (Central) AB Ota on Thursday inspected the disputed Iskcon campus along the sea beach here.
He examined the Government land under the possession of the Iskcon He too went to the location where the Iskcon wanted to construct a temple and other religious institutions. Earlier, the RDC had an elaborate discussion with Additional
District Magistrate Udhab Chandra Majhi, Sub-Collector Madhusudan Dash and tehsildars of Puri and Brahmagiri. The RDC enquired to know whether the building plan approved by the Puri-Konark Development Authority (PKDA) was in adherance to the building code or not and whether the Iskcon proposed to construct another Jagannath Temple.
PKDA Secretary Sanjib Kumar Mishra and Planning Member lingaraj Pattnaik appraised the RDC about the building plan approval. The RDC examined the concerned records and is likely to submit his report to the State Government soon. In the wake of a hue and cry over the Iskcon’s proposed Jagannath temple construction, The Government had asked the RDC to inquire into the issue and submit a report. Senior BJP leader Bijay Mahapatra had raised this issue first.