Bhubaneswar: The National Monument Authority (NMA) has given its nod for constructing the Shree Jagannath Reception Centre and Raghunanndan Library in the regulated area of Jagannath temple in Odisha’s Puri.
Revealing this to the media in Puri on Thursday, the newly appointed chief administrator of Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Ranjan Dash said the NMA took the decision at a meeting held on April 25.
According to the permission of the NMA, the two new public buildings will be constructed in the southeast corner of the 12th-century shrine.
Das said the NMA has also issued a no objection certificate (NOC) for the construction of 17 mutts in the prohibited area and 13 mutts in the regulated area around the temple.
The NMA also approved the proposal for building the SJTA office in the regulated area. At the same time, it has directed the director of the Culture Department and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to ensure that the building is constructed as per the plan approved by the NMA.
It is worth mentioning here that earlier the NMA had objected to the height of the three-storey building whose height exceeded 7.5 metres. The Culture Department approached the NMA with a fresh plan for the office building on April 7.
