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India to limit pilgrim flow to Kartarpur
Why is it in news?
- India planning to invite Pakistan to discuss the blueprint of the Kartarpur corridor finalised by it.
- Under the plans drawn up for pilgrims visiting Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, India is likely to cap the number of visitors per day and fix the number of hours a pilgrim can spend at the shrine, which is four kilometres from the Gurdaspur border.
More in news
- Bad experience in the past- In 2014, over 50 people were killed in an attack by the Taliban at Wagah, Pakistan’s border crossing point with India’s Attari.
- Permit system- As there will be no visa system, authorities have to finalise the document on which the travel is allowed, whether passport or a permit system.
- Project plan- The plan is to complete the project by November 23, 2019, the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.
- Construction-
- Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has been tasked to construct the corridor and a double lane road leading to it.
- A terminal building with full medical facilities and parking space will also be constructed.
- Security- The corridor would be fenced with barbed wire with no outlet midway. On both flanks, mounted Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and foot patrols would provide security on a 24/7 basis.
- Online registration-The government is also planning an online system where pilgrims could register and choose the time and date of travel. This is aimed at discouraging large crowds near the corridor.
- legal provisions- In the event of a pilgrim not returning, he said legal provisions were being examined on whether the person could be booked for violation of the Passport Act.
Source
The Hindu