Puri: The National Monument Authority (NMA) has given the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the construction of public building i.e Shree Jagannath Reception Centre and Raghunanndan Library in the regulated area of Srimandir.
Revealing this to media persons in Puri on Thursday, 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.
According to sources, the NMA has approved the proposal for building the SJTA office in the regulated area. Bit it has directed the director of Culture department and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to ensure that the building is constructed as per the approved plan of 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.
