Bhubaneswar, Feb. 16 -- Bhubaneswar: At a time when Odisha government has been requesting the Centre to withdraw the National Monuments Authority (NMA) draft bylaws for the Ekamra Kshetra temples, contrasting reports have emerged wherein a notification issued by Union Ministry of Culture mentions specifying an authorised officer in Odisha way back in 2014 to be a part of the draft bylaws preparation.

In the State of Odisha, the authorised officer is the Director (Culture), Department of Tourism & Culture, Government of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, the notification issued by the Ministry of Culture (ASI) dated February 24, 2014 states.

"In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to clause (db) of Section 2 of the Ancient Monuments and Ar...