DARSHAN FROM ZERO LINE
Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh having a look at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur from the zero line at Dera Baba Nanak on Thursday.
DERA BABA NANAK: With less than two months to go for the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday sanctioned ₹75.23 crore for widening and strengthening the road network leading to the historic town.
After presiding over the cabinet meeting here, the CM said ₹3.7 crore has been approved for the construction of “heritage street” and “food street”. It was decided to hold the next cabinet meeting in Batala. Accompanied by his cabinet colleagues, Amarinder inspected the Kartarpur corridor construction work at the IndoPak border, including the integrated check post (ICP) construction project, where he interacted with workers.
Later, chairing the third meeting of the Dera Baba Nanak Development Authority, formed to ensure holistic development of historic town associated with the first Sikh Guru, he directed officials to ensure timely completion of the projects related to the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations.
The CM said he had written to the Union road transport and highways ministry seeking declaring the Sultanpur LodhiBeas-Batala and Dera Baba Nanak road as national highway. He asked the Powercom to ensure underground cable wiring of electricity poles on the stretch leading to the corridor.
The CM also asked the health minister to finalise and put in place an elaborate healthcare plan, encompassing all emergency elements, for facilitation of devotees expected to visit the city during the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak.
Amarinder directed the state director general of police to expedite
the process of setting up a DSP office and police station at Dera Baba Nanak.
He also directed the principal secretary, civil aviation, to take up the issue of special chartered flights from London and other European countries to Amritsar for facilitation of Sikh devotees settled abroad.