No ASI nod to Srimandir heritage corridor project, reveals RTI reply

Amid raging controversy over construction activities being undertaken by the Odisha government near Puri Jagannath temple under the heritage corridor project, an RTI reply has revealed that no permission has been accorded by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to carry out the works.

No ASI nod to Srimandir heritage corridor project, reveals RTI reply

Amid raging controversy over construction activities being undertaken by the Odisha government near Puri Jagannath temple under the heritage corridor project, an RTI reply has revealed that no permission has been accorded by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to carry out the works.

The information furnished by the office of the superintending archeologist, ASI, Bhubaneswar in response to an RTI application revealed that 'No such permission is accorded by the ASI, Bhubaneswar circle on the construction of Shree Jagannath Heritage Corridor, Shree Jagannath temple, Puri, Odisha."