The Jagannath temple in Puri, Odisha owns over 60,822 acres of land in Odisha and six other States, according to State Law Minister Jagannath Saraka. In response to a question from BJD member Prasanta Behera, the minister stated that 60,426.943 acres of land in the name of Mahaprabhu Jagannath Bije, Srikhetra Puri, have been identified in 24 of the 30 districts of Odisha. Out of these, the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) has received the final Record of Rights (RoR) for 38,061.892 acres of land.
Additionally, 395.252 acres of land in six other States were identified in the name of Lord Jagannath. The temple has taken legal action by lodging 974 encroachment cases in different tehsils of the State to remove illegal encroachments. These cases were filed under the provision of the Shri Jagannath Temple Act, 1955, after a proper inquiry conducted by SJTA officials.
