April 16, 2019
Chandigarh/New Delh: The tension between India and Pakistan notwithstanding, the work on the Kartarpur corridor project proposed for Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Sikh shrine is “progressing with speed”.
Sources that the officials of the two countries held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss technical and security issues .
The meeting took place met in Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Tuesday after India made the proposal to address the outstanding technical issues, the sources said.
The Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara is the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikh religion.
The two sides discussed several issues, including the alignment of the corridor, which will be around 5 km long, of which nearly 4.5 km will fall in the Pakistan territory.
Security arrangements for the corridor also came up for detailed discussion.
The corridor is expected to be completed before November this year to enable pilgrims to travel to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
The completion and opening of the corridor would fulfil a demand made by the Sikhs for the past over 70 years.
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