Puri: Senior IAS officer Arabinda Kumar Padhee has been appointed as the Chief Administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), Puri on Friday.
Padhee has been given additional charge as Chief Administrator Veer Vikram Jadav has gone on a vacation.
“The present Chief Administrator of SJTA Vir Vikram Yadav is on vacation. Due to this, Arabinda Padhee has been given this charge”, read the notification issued by the Odisha government.
Padhee took the charge at SJTA office after paying obeisance to Lord Jagannath and his siblings Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra.
He also held discussions with SJTA officers about measures to be taken for the smooth conduct of rituals including Naba Joubana Darshan, Netra Utsav and Rath Yatra rituals. Padhee visited Ratha Khala to oversee the chariot construction work before leaving.
Padhee had earlier held the coveted post and managed three Rath Yatras between 2012 and 2014 besides discharging a key responsibility in 2015 Nabakalebar ritual.
