Kartarpur: Prime Minister Imran Khan has laid the foundation stone of the 4.4-kilometre-long Kartarpur-Gurdaspur Corridor, a news source reported. Address a ceremony held in connection with the inauguration, the prime minister said the corridor would facilitate Sikh pilgrims, who annually come to Pakistan to visit their holy sites.
The corridor will connect Dera Baba Guru Nanak in Kartarpur with Pakistan-India Border. From there onwards, the Indian Government will extend the same road and connect it to Dera Baba Guru Nanak in Gurdaspur.
Imran Khan also pledged state-of-the-art facilities for the Sikh community, saying the government would ensure the provision of every possible facility to the Sikh pilgrims. The government also plans to construct modern railway stations, besides providing acres of land for the establishment of five-star hotels.
The 4.4-kilometre-long Kartarpur-Gurdaspur Corridor, after completion, will reduce travelling distance for Sikh pilgrims who currently reach Pakistan via Wahga Boarder in Lahore and travel another 130 kilometres to reach their holy sites in Narowal. Opening of the border and the construction of Kartarpur Corridor will cut the travelling distance to a mere four kilometres.
It is expected that the corridor will be ready for pilgrims ahead of Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birthday anniversary next year. For construction of the 4.4-kilometre long corridor, the road design is in the final stages of preparation. Furthermore, preliminary work to initiate construction work has also been started. Under this phase, soil samples are being collected.
