Summary:
The temple gets power supply from Cesu," said sports secretary Vishal Dev in a letter to Md. BHUBANESWAR: The sports department has asked the Central Electricity Supply Utility Cesu ) to disconnect power supply to a temple near Kalinga Stadium claiming it to be an illegal structure. "An illegal construction in the shape of a temple exists on the encroached land between gate no.4 and 5 of Kalinga Stadium. The site, where the temple exists, will also be used as the landing point of the footover bridge, which the sports department has planned to construct for smooth entry of spectators into the stadium from other side of the road. Renovation works are going on in full swing at the Kalinga Stadium ahead of the mega sporting event scheduled from November 28 to December 16, this year.Sports department sources said construction of additional galleries at the north and south ends of the hockey stadium will be completed by May-end following which the department would start laying of new turfs..