Patna Express

                     The work is on in full swing and the office-bearers of the parbandhak

committee, Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib, are constantly monitoring the progress.

                     A massive revamp plan of Takht Sri Harimandir Sahib at a cost of Rs. 600 crore

is already being executed. The ambitious project, which includes a golden Guru Durbar on

the lines of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, is scheduled to be completed before January 5, 2017.

                   The committee has also sent a proposal of Rs. 1,200 crore for all-round

development of Patna Sahib in view of the mega celebration to the Centre with a request for

the Holy City status to Patna Sahib, the birth place of Guru Gobind Singh.

                   The work on the ambitious project got underway recently, following the laying of

the foundation stones at four different places in and around the Takht Sahib."Baba

Mohinder Singh from the UK is bearing the expenditure of developing the Guru Durbar --

both inside and outside.

                   It will include a provision for car parking for 100 vehicles," said Takht

parbandhak committee general secretary Charanjeet Singh.What attracts attention at the

sprawling gurdwara is the intricate gold inlay work being done on the ceiling of Takht Sri

 Harmandir Sahib. Expert artists have been roped in for the delicate work.

                  Junior vice-president of Takht Sahib RS Jeet said that after the new committee

took over two years ago, the development work had gathered momentum. "We want it to be

developed on the lines of the Golden temple," he added."The work to renovate the Guru

Darbar started in April last year.

                 The work is expected to be completed by 2016. The entire project of gold work on

the ceiling is likely to cost Rs. 50 crore. Of this, Rs. 30 crore will be spent on construction

work while Rs. 20 crore is the budget for intricate designing," said Jeet."Over 100 workers

from Rajasthan, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are working round the clock.

                 the parbandhak committee is planning a fully air-conditioned Diwan Hall behind

the Guru Darbar where congregations are not possible at present, during the rainy season,"

 Jeet said.He said the committee was also constructing 100 fully air-conditioned rooms at

 Bade Ki Gali for visitors from across the world.The plan to have an underground subway to

 connect the Kangan Ghat nearby has also been drawn up. read more >>