According to reports verified on Thursday, the inventory valuation of Puri Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar would commence on July 14. In this context, Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan provided approval. The reports state that the high-level committee established by the current Odisha government to oversee the inventory of jewels kept in the Ratna Bhandar is the reason behind the opening of Lord Jagannath’s and his sibling’s Ratna Bhandar.
The Ratna Bhandar will open, and the gems will be placed in a certain location that will be designated. When the Ratna Bhandar opens, the darshan won’t be impacted. The Committee has requested that the Chief Administrator of the temple present the key on July 14.
As per reports, the high level committee formed working under the chairmanship of Justice Biswanath Rath has taken a decision on the opening of Srimandir Ratna Bhandar. Meanwhile, the list of 16 committee members has been published.
Here is the list of members who constitute the committee which consists of eminent persons from various fields such as: Dr. CBK Mohanty, Chartered Accountant Rajeev Sahu, Jagdish Mohanty, Swami Pragyanandaji, Puri District Collector and Chief Administrator of Shrimandir are also in the committee. Harihar Hota, Padmashri Sudarshan Patnaik, Janardhan Pattjoshi Mahapatra, Jagannath Dasmahapatra, Soumendra Muduli, Madhusudan Sinhari, retired IPS Prakash Mishra, ASI representatives have also been included in the committee.
It is noteworthy to add here that the state government notified the Orissa High Court on Wednesday regarding the missing keys of Ratna Bhandar, stating that the report of the Justice Raghubir Dash Commission on the missing keys of Srimandir Ratna Bhandar will be presented shortly before the new Cabinet.
Source:Ktv