Konark: May 08: Konark Surakshya Samiti, which has been protesting against the entry fee hike since 6th May, withdrew the agitation. The Puri district administration on Sunday decided to hold back implementation of the revised entry fee for the Sun temple for the next 15 days. Sub-collector, Puri said, ‘District administration discussed with Konark Surakshya Samiti and they agreed to stop agitation for 15 days. Also, the district administration has requested the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to collect entry fee at the rates prevalent earlier for the next 15 days’.
Ramkrushna Mohanty, Secretary, Konark Surakhya Samiti, said,’If the ASI does not waive the entry fee on Saturday and re-imposes the new rates, we will start agitation again’.Notably, the ASI, which looks after the monument, increased the entry fee for the Sun temple from Rs 10 to Rs 30 in case of domestic visitors and from Rs 250 to Rs 500 for foreign visitors.
