Bhubaneswar, May 24 -- Amidst raging controversy over the Srimandir Parikrama project, the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey near Emar mutt in Puri was undertaken again on Tuesday. The incident has triggered a fresh controversy.

Earlier, the district administration had stated that considering the impediment factors in the daytime, the survey was conducted late at night. However, the conduct of the survey again during daytime has raised many eyebrows. Question mark has been put over the intention of the State government following the incident.

As per sources, the survey is being conducted at the project site by Geocarte Radar Technology Private Limited on behalf of IIT Gandhinagar at the behest of Odisha Bridge and Construction Corpo...