ASI seeks apology for damage to lion idols on south, west side of Puri Srimandir during #CycloneFani,ASI to use drone for assessment of nilachakra

Puri:ASI seeks apology for damage to lion idols on south and west side of Puri Srimandir during Cyclone Fani. “ASI superintending archaeologist seeks apology for damage to lion idols on south and west side of Puri Srimandir during #CycloneFani. ASI assures such incident won’t recur,” says SJTA chief Pradipta Mohapatra following a meeting of temple management committee

The ASI has sought the permission of the management committee to use drone photography as Puri administration in 2014 had declared the airspace around the famous shrine as “no-fly zone.