Bhubaneswar, March 27 -- The Orissa High Court had directed theArchaeological Survey of India (ASI) to immediately halt the laying of paver blocks on the walking track at Satyabrata Stadium, located near the iconic Barabati Stadium in Cuttack, citing potential health risks to pedestrians.
The Division Bench of Justice K R Mohapatra and Justice V Narasingha taking strong exception to ASI's 'concretization' of pedestrian track.
The court observed "it is indeed baffling that when the District administration is in the process of submitting Detailed Project Report (DPR) relating to the overall development of Satyabrata Stadium, public money is being siphoned off in paving the walking track with concrete at this stage with undue haste".
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