Cyclone Dana: Efforts underway to reduce impact on Jagannath temple, visit of devotees discouraged
cyclone Dana rolling towards the Odisha coast, the authorities on Thursday advised devotees against visiting the Jagannath temple in Puri and expedited preparations to minimise the impact of the calamity on the 12th-century shrine. Puri District Collector Siddharth S Swain said that the devotees, including those undertaking a month-long 'Kartik Brata' ritual, should also be discouraged from visiting the temple as a safety measure.
Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) in a statement said that all measures were being taken to protect the shrine located in the seaside town while keeping the daily rituals intact.
The administration said that measures have been taken to ensure that loose materials like GI sheets, scaffolding tubes and others do not get affected in the gale.
According to IMD forecast, Puri district is likely to experience wind at the maximum speed of 80 kilometres per hour during the landfall of the severe cyclone Dana early on Friday. The district will also receive heavy rainfall.
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