Reviewing the progress of upcoming memorials across the State, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday directed the officers to complete ongoing works on the memorials in a time bound manner.
Presiding over a meeting with senior officers of the state government to review the ongoing work of memorials at the Chief Minister’s Office, Badal said that special focus should be laid on the designs of these proposed memorials so that these memorials could emerge as an articulate of our great legacy and culture.
He said that construction work of these memorials should be completed expeditiously with the sole motive to perpetuate the rich legacy of our great religious Gurus, saints and seers for coming generations.
During the meeting, the Chief Minister reviewed the progress of War Memorial and Bhagwan Valmiki ji Memorial at Amritsar, Jang-e-Azadi Memorial at Kartarpur, Guru Ravidass ji Memorial at Hoshiarpur, Bhai Jaita ji Memorial, Baba Moti Ram Mehra ji Memorial, Swami Vivekananda ji Memorial and Bhai Mardana Sangeet Academy, Ferozepur.
Badal also reviewed maintenance arrangements of Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur Memorial, Chapparchiri, Wadda and Chota Ghalughara Memorials.
He directed that the maintenance of these memorials should be done in an effective manner so that people could be attracted to these memorials. Principal Secretary Cultural Affairs SS Channi assured the Chief Minister that the ongoing work would be completed expeditiously.