**Puri:** Amid ongoing controversy surrounding the Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar’s ‘missing keys,’ the State Government today appointed senior bureaucrat Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra as the Chief Administrator Sri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA).
Mohapatra replaces Pradip Jena who was appointed as SJTA chief in April 2017. Mohapatra, currently the School & Mass Education department secretary, will hold the additional charge of SJTA Chief Administrator.
In capacity of the Central Division RDC, Mohapatra had a two year stint as the SJTA Chief between April 27, 2010 to May 13 2012. Jena currently holds the post of Principal Secretary of Water Resources Department.