Virsat-e-Khalsa, known as a museum of Sikhism, has emerged as the most popular tourist destination of Punjab.
The Khalsa Heritage Complex, during the four years of its construction, has witnessed around 62 lakh tourists with over 30,000 tourists on each weekend.
Elated over getting an overwhelming response, the State Tourism Minister Sohan Singh Thandal said that by now around 62 lakh tourists have seen this world class project and have appreciated the steps taken by the State Government for creating such a masterpiece.
He informed that Department of Cultural Affairs initiated the first phase of the project on November 25, 2011.
Thandal said that the civil work of all 27 galleries of Virasat-e-Khalsa has been completed in November 2011, and out of total 27 galleries, exhibit work of 14 galleries, have been completed in Phase-I and the same was dedicated to the nation on November 25, 2011.
The work of the Phase-II for the remaining 13 galleries has already been started.