Non-veg food on Grand Road (Puri) banned

PURI: Sale of non-vegetarian food along the Grand Road will be banned henceforth. This was decided at the final preparatory meeting, presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on the annual Rath Yatra, held on June 22. This year, the Rath Yatra will be held on July 3.

It was also decided that all billboards and hoardings obstructing the temple view would be removed. Naveen directed the officials concerned to limit the number of servitors on the three chariots as per the guidelines. The old Kanakmundi, a decorative canopy above the Ratna Simhasan in the sanctum sanctorum, would be replaced by a new one by the Archaeological Survey of India.

This apart, the house directed the authorities concerned to seal five unsafe buildings close to temple.