Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is likely to inaugurate the Shree Jagannath Parikrama Prakalp, the Puri heritage corridor project, in Puri as well as host a grand ceremony from 15 to 17 January, 2024. All civil works of the project have been completed, and the remaining landscaping work is expected to be over by the end of this year.

The Shree Mandira Parikrama Project (SMPP) abutting the Meghanada Pacheri (stone boundary around Jagannath temple), being built at a cost of Rs 943 crore, has a seven-mtrs. green buffer zone and a 10-mtrs. pedestrian-only inner circumambulation, which will be used for parikrama (clockwise circumambulation) of the temple.

In November 2021, CM laid the foundation stone for the development of the area within the 75-mtrs. corridor of the boundary wall of the Jagannath temple. The project aims to transform the rectangular corridor from around the 12th century Jagannath temple into a modern pilgrim centre with all modern amenities, such as a queue management facility for 6,000 devotees, a baggage screening facility, a cloakroom, and multi-level car parking, among others.

Land acquisition for the project began in November 2019, with over 600 people living around the temple giving up 15.64 acres critical for the security zone.