By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR/PURI: Moved by the personal efforts of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, 5T Secretary VK Pandian and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration Chief Administrator Dr Krishan Kumar, leading Odia Industrialist and MGM Minerals Pvt Ltd, Chairman Pankaj Lochan Mohanty on Friday donated Rs 1 Crore for the development of Shree Mandira Parikrama Project of Shree Jagannatha Temple. Mohanty met SJTA Chief Dr Kumar and handed over the cheque of Rs 1 Crore.
Pankaj Mohanty , who is also President of Odisha Cricket Association, has been continuously supporting State Government in many developmental works and his Company has been extensively doing its CSR work in the mineral and coal bearing Sundargarh-Keonjhar to Dhenkanal.
“Today, Mr. Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of MGM Minerals Limited, donated an amount of Rupees 1 Crore towards the development of ShreeMandira Parikrama Project of Shree Jagannatha Temple,” Shree Jagannatha Temple Office, Puri tweeted @SJTA_Puri.
Recently during his visit to Puri, President Ramnath Kovind had donated Rs 1 Lakh while a week back, Dr Soumya Ranjan Samal, Managing Director, Kalinga Commercial Corporation Limited had extended a contribution of Rs. 1 Crore towards development of “ Shreemandira Parikrama” project.