INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ANI | Updated: Sep 06, 2019 11:32 ISTBhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Sept 6 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday approved
three redevelopment projects in Puri including a project worth Rs 25 crore for the reconstruction of Raghunandan library, housing project
worth Rs 95 crore for rehabilitation of the displaced people from security zone of Jagannath Temple and a project to construct a Heritage
Security Zone.The Raghunandan library within the premises of the historic Emar Mutt will be developed as a Center for Jagannath Culture
The library was demolished last week as part of the ongoing demolition drive within a radius of 75-metres of Jagannath Temple in Puri, which
is the security zone of the temple.The heritage library was established in 1921 by the then Mahant of the age-old Emar Mutt
The library has rare palm-leaf manuscripts and books on various subjects in Sanskrit, Odia and Bengali.Under the housing project, 600 houses
will be constructed for the displaced within 1.5 km radius of the temple
