Approving the revised master plan for the holy city Amritsar, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal on Friday claimed that it would put the city at par with any international city.
Sukhbir’s day-long visit along with the Principal Secretaries of all development-related departments on Friday kept the local administration on toes. Sukhbir made it a point to personally visit every possible site of the project to plan future expansion of the roads besides reviewing the ongoing construction of the projects.
He made a detailed review of all projects after detailed presentations given by PWD, Municipal Corporation, Water Supply and Sanitation, local Government, Tourism regarding the progress of their projects and various problems being faced by them in timely execution of these projects.
Concerned about the overlapping of functions of Municipal Corporation, Improvement Trust, Development Authority, Sukhbir said that no development work would be executed without clearance from the nodal agency.
He maintained that he was committed for facelift of Amritsar and adjoining areas with the completion of all development projects to be executed at the cost of a1,668 crore in next two years.
Sukhbir indicated that he would personally review timeline of every project, and it was imperative for all officials to stick to the timeline.
‘Golden Temple plaza by Diwali’
Amritsar: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal also reviewed the progress of construction of Golden Temple plaza on Friday. He asked the authorities concerned to ensure its completion by Diwali this year.
“This Diwali should be special Diwali at Golden Temple with total plaza lit up and dedicated to devotees coming to pay obeisance from all over the world,” said Sukhbir who visited along with his wife and Bathinda MP Harsimrat Badal to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple.
After reviewing the progress with the construction agencies and planners, Sukhbir said that this unique project would prove a boon for thousands of daily tourists from across the world as there would be audio-video information system depicting history and rich Sikh heritage besides number of world-class auditoriums. He has asked the construction agency and planners to realign the project’s façade with the intrinsic theme of Sri Harimandir Sahib architecture that should merge in it. It was also decided that façade of all shops and houses located on roads leading from Hall Bazaar to Golden Temple should also be realigned to give whole street a new look. Asking to use best available marble for the construction of Plaza, Sukhbir constituted two teams to scout for best marble in Makrana and surrounding areas.