The home ministry has approved the plan for construction of a state-ofthe-art passenger terminal building at Kartarpur Sahib corridor, with adequate immigration and customs clearance facilities to process the smooth movement of nearly 5,000 pilgrims per day.
The clearance follows the Cabinet decision of November 2018 to develop the Kartarpur corridor between Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district, Punjab and the Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara just across the international border with Pakistan.
Sources said Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI), which is mandated to build and operate integrated checkposts along the land border, has been directed to complete work on the passenger terminal building on a fast track basis, before 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in November 2019.
The design and quality parameters have been prepared keeping in view the aspirations and religious sentiments of the followers of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The design of the Kartarpur Complex, which will developed at a cost of Rs 190 crore, has been inspired by the Sikh religious symbol ‘khanda’ which represents values of oneness and humanity.
Around 50 acres of land has been identified for creation of the complex and will be developed in two phases. Phase-I will cover 15 acres, for which the process of land acquisition has already commenced. Phase-II will cover development of a viewer gallery, a hospital, accommodation for the pilgrims and expanded amenities.
The Kartarpur complex to be developed in the first phase will have a fully airconditioned building with approximately 21,650 sq m built-up area. The disabledfriendly building will display murals and photographs based on rich Indian cultural values.
The complex will have open areas for kiosks, cloakrooms and adequate parking space for pilgrims. The passage up to the zero point on the international border will be covered. A 300-feet high national flag is also proposed to be erected at the international border.
STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITIES: A design of the passenger terminal building to be constructed for the Kartarpur corridor in Gurdaspur. It was approved by the home ministry on Saturday
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