The construction work on the Rs 500 crore Passenger Terminal Complex (PTC) at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab for Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is going on in full swing, a Home Ministry official said on Sunday.
Construction work is being carried out by the reputed company Shapoorji & Pallonji Pvt Ltd under the supervision of Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) of Ministry of Home Affairs.
The project will be completed by October 31 before the commemoration of 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji in November this year.
The Construction work for the Passenger Terminal Complex is in full swing with more than 250 laborers and 30 engineers at site working in 3 shifts, aided by construction machinery such as batch mixing plant.
Excavation for the foundation is nearly complete for the whole complex while the plinth and column RCC has already started for the main passenger building. Works are being executed in parallel to ensure simultaneous completion of different activities.
The construction of this pre-engineered building mainly envisages the plinth, foundation and columns while rest of the steel structure would be fabricated separately at other factory locations and directly transported to the site and installed.
Vendors and subcontractors for mechanical, electrical and plumbing works have been finalized and the orders for the steel structure, glazing and aluminum sheeting for roofing have been placed. Vendor for air-condition, heating & ventilation has also been finalised.
The PTC is being built on 15 acres land. It will have all public amenities to enable smooth passage of approximately 5,000 passengers per day.
The terminal complex will be fully-air conditioned building of around16000 Sqms (13000 Sqms ground floor+ 3000 Sqms mezzanine floor). The main building will hava 54 Immigrations counters for facilitating travel of 5000 pilgrims per day.
All necessary public amenities like kiosks, washrooms, child care, first aid medical facilities, prayer room and snacks counters will be inside main building.
Specious parking lots to station 10 buses, 250 cars and equal number of two wheelers will be provided for the passengers.
A robust security system with CCTV surveillance and public address system will be provided.
Landscape area with water bodies, artefacts, sculptures of local culture, shaded seating spaces, canopies, benches up to zero point has also been provided for the passengers.
Architecture schools at Amritsar have been consulted for the display of the rich Punjabi heritage, the life and works of Shri Guru Nanak Devji in the state-of-art building and for the landscaping of the complex.