Bhubaneswar, Feb 29: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday formed a high-level committee under the chairmanship of former Supreme Court judge Arijit Pasayat to supervise the inventory of valuables stored in Ratna Bhandar of Puri Jagannath Temple.
The committee comprises 12 members, including the chairman.
This came four months after the Orissa High Court directed the state government to constitute a committee within 60 days.
This committee will oversee the process of inventory of the Lords’s jewels and various valuables in the treasury of the 12th century shrine.
Renowned cardiologist Dr. Ramakant Panda is the vice chairman of the committee.
Other members include Bidhubhushan Samal (former CMD of Allahabad Bank), AK Sabat (Chartered Accountant), a representative of Puri King Gajapati Dibyasingha Deb, a representative of Archeological Survey of India, Durga Prasad Dasmohapatra (sevayat), Madhav Chandra Mohapatra (sevayat), Jagannath Kar (sevayat), Ganesh Mekap (sevayat), Puri Collector and Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator.
The SJTA chief will function as member-convenor.
