Puri s Jagannath Temple admin plans COVID test for 2000 servitors, employees in a month
Administration is also holding discussions with Suar and Mahasuar Nijog to reduce the price of Mahaprasad following complaints of sale at high rates.
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PURI: Having registered footfalls of over 2 lakh devotees in just six days after Srimandir doors were opened sans the mandatory COVID certificate norms, the temple administration on Wednesday launched a massive test drive of servitors and staff to minimise the coronavirus threat.
The Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) aims to conduct RT-PCR tests of over 2,000 servitors and 500 employees in a month. It started with the servitors of Suar Mahasuar Nijog on the day. SJTA administrator Ajay Kumar Jena said every day swab samples of 50 servitors would be collected by health workers. A list of various nijogs has been made and the servitors’ bodies will be allotted date and time f