Punjab Government will establish a development authority for Sri Anandpur Sahib. Announcing the decision, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Thursday said that the establishment of Sri Anandpur Sahib Development Authority would help in executing development plans in the light of 550th parkash purb of Guru Nanak Dev in November this year.
The decision was taken after the demand by the Vidhan Sabha Speaker and local MLA Rana KP Singh. Capt Amarinder announced that Sri Anandpur Sahib Development Authority would be formed to chalk out and execute the development plans in a systematic and planned manner.
He said that this Development Authority would be established on the pattern of Dera Baba Nanak Development Authority.
Laying the foundation stone of Changer Lift Area Scheme to improve socio-economic status of the region by providing lift irrigation, the Chief Minister said that the project would be completed in nine phases and the process for the first phase had been initiated.
He said that the entire project would be completed in three years at a cost of Rs 9.52 crores, and the scheme would prove a boon for this region facing acute water scarcity.
Capt Amarinder also announced Rs 26 crore for providing potable drinking water in the villages of Sri Anandpur Sahib so that the residents of the area do not have to go far to get drinking water.
The Chief Minister said that a Special Development Plan would be chalked out for Sri Kiratpur Sahib in view of 400-year’s function to be held in 2026.
Capt Amarinder announced that Rs 11 crore would be spent on the construction of a memorial, park and beautification of Chamkaur Sahib in memory of ‘Vadde Sahibzadas’, the elder sons of tenth Guru Gobind Singh, which was overlooked by the previous SAD-BJP Government for the last 10 years.