Punaura Dham redevelopment in Sitamarhi is progressing according to schedule, officials told Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan during his review of the Rs882.87 crore temple project on Wednesday. The governor inspected the under-construction temple complex and its surrounding facilities during a visit that lasted more than two hours.
Khan was accompanied by tourism minister Shreyasi Singh, public representatives and senior government officials. He reviewed the project’s construction progress at the site and later attended a meeting where officials briefed him on the work completed so far and the timelines for finishing the redevelopment.
The project is being executed at an estimated cost of Rs882.87 crore. The supplied report does not specify the project’s individual components, funding structure or a final completion date, but officials told the governor that construction was moving according to schedule.
During the inspection, Khan interacted with engineers and other officials associated with the construction work. After the review, he expressed satisfaction with the pace of implementation. The visit placed the ongoing temple redevelopment under direct review by the state’s constitutional head and the tourism department.
The project extends beyond the temple structure itself, with officials also reporting on surrounding facilities under construction. Such facilities form part of the wider site development being undertaken at Punaura Dham, though the source report does not provide details on access arrangements, visitor amenities, parking, public transport links or other supporting infrastructure.
The review was attended by Rajya Sabha MP Devesh Chandra Thakur, MLAs Baidyanath Prasad, Gayatri Devi, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Pankaj Kumar Mishra and Nagendra Raut, MLC Rekha Kumari, Sitamarhi district magistrate Tanay Sultania and superintendent of police Amit Ranjan.
With the work continuing, the next formal milestones will be the project’s scheduled construction stages and the completion timeline presented by the implementing authorities. No revised deadline or additional project specifications were announced in the supplied report.
