4 km stretch of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
The Parliament was on Thursday informed that India will develop 4 km stretch of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of Punjab to International Border with Pakistan. The much-awaited corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur - the final resting place of first Sikh guru Guru Nanak Dev - with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India.
In a written reply to Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Highways Mansukh L Mandaviya said, "The government of India has decided to develop the corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district up to the International Border (with Pakistan).”
His response came to a question whether the National Highways Authority of India has developed or plans to develop any project on the corridor.
"Approximate length of the road project is about 4 km," he said, adding the work on determination of the alignment of road has been initiated.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh had laid the foundation stone for the corridor on November 26. The decision to build the passage was taken by the Union Cabinet on November 22.
The foundation stone for the corridor, which will facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan, was laid by Prime Minister Imran Khan on November 28.
