Keonjhar, Dec 7: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited Keonjhar on Sunday to kickstart ambitious project of transforming the Maa Tarini shrine at Ghatagaon.
The CM, after arriving at Keonjhar was escorted in a roadshow for the Tarini Temple, where he will launch the integrated development project of the Tarini Temple Complex.
The project will be chalked out at worth over ₹312 crore that aims to transform the shrine into a world-class pilgrimage destination.
The CM accompanied by Odisha Law Minister Prithwiraj Harichandan and Odisha BJP chief Manmohan Samal, received a rousing welcome from the locals.
CM Majhi had earlier approved a comprehensive redevelopment project of the Tarini Complex covering nearly 60 acres surrounding the temple. The project includes a wide array of modern facilities designed to enhance the comfort, safety and spiritual experience of devotees.
Its key components include a 216-bed pilgrim rest house, a prasad mandap capable of accommodating 500 devotees simultaneously, a coconut storage facility, a state-of-the-art interpretation centre showcasing the temple’s history and cultural significance, a pilgrim facilitation centre, a food court, a watch tower, ample parking spaces, improved water supply, electricity and decorative lighting, drainage systems, a new boundary wall, an advanced light-and-sound system, and an external queue management system for smooth darshan.
Apart from it multiple ponds in and around the temple complex, will also be renovated with essential beautification.
As part of the infrastructure upgrade, a 12-metre-wide road will link the temple directly to the National Highway and Harichandanpur. Internal roads within the complex will be modernised, and traffic management will be strengthened to improve visitor flow.
