Odisha Govt Notifies Creation of Spl Battalion for Sri Jagannath Temple’s Security

Bhubaneswar: A notification for the creation of a Special Security Battalion to look after the security of Jagannath Temple in Puri was issued by the Odisha government on Wednesday.

As per the notification issued by the Odisha State Home Department, 1,083 posts in different ranks will be created for this special battalion which will function under the command and control of Puri SP.

The newly created posts will be filled up as per the provisions of relevant recruitment rules and the ORV Act. Besides, in-principle approval has been issued for outsourcing various services of Group D staff for the Battalion.

With the creation of the Special Security Battalion, 139 posts of APR Force created earlier under Singhdwar police station for safety and security of Jagannath Temple are abolished, the notification stated.

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