Cuttack, March 12: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone for development of Achyutananda Das Peetha at Nemala in Cuttack’s Nischintakoili block at a cost of Rs 25 crore on Monday.
The state government had earlier announced to give facelift to the ‘Sadhana’ and ‘Samadhi pitha’ of Sri Achyutananda Das, one of the five Panchasakhas of the 16th century and renowned for the prophetic ‘Malika’.
5T Secretary VK Pandian had visited Nemala pitha and held discussion regarding development of the shrine with the stakeholders on April 28 last year.
He had held a meeting with the Collector and other senior officials of the district administration to make a blueprint for development of the place considering needs of pilgrims and devotees.
The temple premises will be developed at a cost of Rs 24.97 crore in the first phase with basic facilities for pilgrims and safety of the monuments.
