The world famous Shri Jagannath Temple, located in Odisha’s Puri has been envisioned to undergo full proof security, better facilitation of the devotees, and crowd management measures.
The chief administrator of the temple Ranjan Das said that the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved the Special Security Battalion for Sri Jagannath Temple.
The temple has served as a centre of faith for Hindus drawing thousands of devotees every day.
In the post Covid period, the daily footfall of devotees was estimated to be about fifty thousand, whereas it doubled and tripled during the weekends and on important religious occasions.
The anticipated flow of devotees will likely witness a substantial rise after the new Heritage Corridor Project – Srimandir Parikram Prakalp- an important one under 5T initiatives, is opened to the public.
On the basis of the feedback given by Chairman 5T and Navin Odisha VK Pandian, after discussion with all the stakeholders, the Chief Minister Sri Naveen Patnaik approved the creation of a dedicated Special Security Battalion for providing full proof security to Srimandir Puri, crowd management and devotee facilitation.
The new battalion will have the primary responsibility of providing full proof security to the temple and will be specially trained for better crowd management and devotee facilitation, for ensuring a hassle free and orderly darshan by the devotees.
The Special Security Battalion will also have around 1190 personnel, and it would be placed under the command and control of the Superintendent of Police, Puri.
Ahead of the New Year season, devotees are increasing on a daily basis in the temple. Many devotees from different districts of the state and abroad come to Puri every day to have darshan of Lord Jagannath.
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