Rs 20 lakh package for Remuna Durgadevi site
Bhubaneswar/Balasore: Odia Language Literature, Tourism & Culture Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi Thursday visited Durgadevi temple under Remuna tehsil in Balasore district where the archaeologists had also discovered a fortified historical site. The minister declared Rs 20 lakh package for the development of the site.
Panigrahi also said that the government has plans to establish a museum at the place. He also directed the state archaeologists to take steps for the conservation and preservation of the site including Durgadevi temple situated in the village.
Durgadevi is located about 20 km from Balasore town in Remuna tehsil, bordering Mayurbhanj district. The site has circular mud fortification of about 4.9 km in circumference and is situated in between rivers Sona on south and Budhabalang on its north-eastern direction. The village is named after its presiding deity Durgadevi.