By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR: Considering the security concerns for the 12th century old Shree Lord Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s pilgrimage city of Puri, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday approved the creation of a dedicated Special Security Battalion for providing full proof security to Puri Srimandir, crowd management and devotee facilitation.
The Special Security Battalion would have around 1190 personnel, and it would be placed under the command and control of the Superintendent of Police, Puri. Based on the feedback given by Chairman 5T and Navin Odisha VK Pandian after discussion with all the stakeholders, the Chief Minister approved the creation of a dedicated Special Security Battalion for Srimandir.
The new battalion would have the primary responsibility of providing foolproof security to the temple and they will be specially trained for better crowd management and tourist/devotee facilitation to ensure a hassle-free and orderly darshan by the devotees.
The world-famous Hindu shrine in Puri has been envisioned and conceptualised to render full-proof security, better facilitation of the devotees, and crowd management measures. The Jagannath temple, the centre of faith for Hindus, draws thousands of devotees every day.
