Lord Jagannath's chariot construction begins in bio-bubble

Construction of the chariots began on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya on May 15 for the Lord's annual car festival on July 12.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) on Friday started chariot construction activities at 'Ratha Khala' (chariot yard) in the highly protected bio-bubble, official sources said. With 10 more persons testing positive for COVID-19, the number of such servitors increased to 18. However, none of the COVID-19 positive servitors had so far entered into the Ratha Khala, Puri district collector Sarthak Verma told reporters. He said the district administration introduced the bio-bubble system.