ASI expresses grave concern over using iron nails to decorate Shree Jagannath Temple

The Archaeological Survey of India has expressed "grave" concern over using iron nails on the walls of the 12th century Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri for floral decorations by a Delhi businessman during the July 4 Ratha Yatra festival.

The Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA), a body entrusted by the Odisha government to look into the affairs of the holy shrine, has downplayed the ASI's convern, saying it is "not a big issue."
SJTA chief administrator P K Mohapatra, however, rejected the allegation terming it as "not a big issue."