Naveen Patnaik enjoys this beautiful picture of Lingaraj Temple  

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday shared a spectacular picture of Lingaraj Temple on his Twitter handle.

“Pure bliss to see the sublime atmosphere around #Lingaraj Temple. Grateful to all who donated & relocated for the transformation #5T” read the tweet.

With an aim to develop the Ekamra Kshetra (Old Town area) in the state capital as a heritage city, the eviction drive around the 11^th century Lingaraj temple was launched December 9, 2019. A total of 225 shops constructed around the temple complex were demolished.

As of now, the open space in front of the shrine has been earmarked for pedestrians only and vehicle movement here has been restricted, it is learnt.

The CM had announced a redevelopment plan for the shrine and its periphery December 12, 2019. A total of nine projects including a magnificent entrance to Old Town, development of Kedar Gouri and Mukteswar Temples, renovation of Bindu Sagar Lake etc are parts of the redevelopment plan.

PNN