Second co-ordination meeting for Rath Yatra:administration and sevayats debated

While many sevayats had skipped the first meeting on March 30 demanding Temple and district administration to resolve the Niladri Bije issue, today major representatives of the sevayats were present. Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) AB Ota, district collector Arvind Agarwal, newly appointed chief temple Administrator Pradip Jena discussed the issues with the sevayats and Daita Nijog and other members of 36 Nijog.

The daitapatis demanded that the Niladri Bije issue be resolved which the administration promised will be looked into. meanwhile, SP Sarthak Sadangi said there will be restrictions on servitors climbing the Snana mandap during Snana Purnima and only a list of selected servitors will be allowed. Similarly, on the chariots too, only the people whose names are included in a list released by the Temple Administration will be allowed to climb during Rath Yatra.

Senior Daitapati Ramachandra Das Mohapatra said that the administration has convinced them that the Niladri Bije issue will be resolved and other issues like raw materials for rituals and chariot construction will be provided on time.