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Ravi Dhaliwal

Tribune News Service

Dera Baba Nanak, September 28

Torrential rains that lashed the town in the last 48 hours have failed to have any impact on the construction work of Kartarpur corridor. Ceigal India Ltd, the Ludhiana-based construction firm, has put nearly 2,200 workers on the job to ensure the October 30 deadline does not overshoot.

On its part, the state government has asked Cabinet Minister and Dera Baba Nanak MLA Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa to stay put at the site till the corridor is thrown open to the devotees.

There were apprehensions that the work would be halted in case of heavy rains. “Keeping in view the weather prediction, we increased the number of workers to 2,200. Unlike on a couple of earlier occasions, there is no shortage of sand, gravel or concrete. Work on both the Integrated Check Post, also called the Passenger Terminal Building (PTB), and the actual 4.6-km road, is on in full swing. We have also made arrangements for construction activity to continue even after sunset. Labourers are working in three shifts of 8 hours each,” said Jeetendra Singh, vice-president of the construction firm.

While Ceigal India Ltd is overseeing the work on the road, the activity pertaining to the multi-storied ICP is being supervised by Shapoorji Pallonji group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate.

“We will hand over the ICP to the authorities before the deadline. Ours is an experienced group and we have built some of renowned landmarks of Mumbai, including several international banks and the stock exchange. This experience is standing us in good stead now,” said a spokesman for the firm.

The gate through which pilgrims will pass after clearing all the necessary formalities, including those pertaining to immigration and security, has already been established.

“History is all set to be created on November 9. India and Pakistan have traded more fire than goods and services ever since they were carved out as separate entities. The time is now ripe for the frost to end and a new chapter to be written,” said minister Randhawa.

The construction of service roads leading to the International Border (IB) from the ICP, too, has been completed. Parking remains a problematic area, admit officials.

“Just 2 acres of land has been allocated for parking, which can adjust not more than 100 cars. The problem is that if 10,000-12,000 people come every day, we estimate that more than 3,000 vehicles will have to be parked. The state government is trying to acquire, on a temporary basis, some land for parking,” said an official.

Govt to release 550 prisoners

• Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday thanked Home Minister Amit Shah for accepting the state’s proposal to grant special remission to nine Sikh prisoners to mark the 550th Gurpurb
• He also announced his government's decision to release 550 prisoners as a humanitarian gesture on the historic occasion
• The CM said these prisoners had served their time and were now old who deserved to be reunited with their families
• These men are no danger to society in any way, he said, adding that the 550th Prakash Purb was the ideal occasion to follow the first Sikh Guru’s ideology of compassion

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