Since its completion in February this year, one of the most ambitious projects of holy city - the Gateway of Amritsar - is still awaiting its formal inauguration. http://www.punjabiturban.com/gallery.htm
In the absence of the formal unveiling, the statue of the great Sikh warrior of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s army Sham Singh Attari, installed at the site, has been reduced to a forlorn figure.
The statue of the warrior, who never let down his army and the king, has almost been reduced to one of the ordinary structures which mark the nook and crannies of city streets by the ruling government even as decorative plants at the site have dried up due to the lack of proper upkeep.http://www.punjabiturban.com/gallery.htm
Earlier, the statue of Sham Singh Attari on horseback standing on the podium was to be inaugurated on February 10 by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on the occasion of his martyrdom day, but that could not happen.
Weighing about 10 tonnes, the statue was made at an expenditure of more than Rs 20 lakh. The statue is made up of gunmetal and has been crafted by a Rajasthan-based craftsman.
The Chief Minister had laid the foundation stone of the gateway in 1976 but the project could not see the light of day. The foundation stone was again laid by former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh in 2006.
The Rs 3.35-crore project on the 2.5 acres is located around 15 km from Indo-Pak border. The Amritsar Municipal Corporation has built a 70-foot high gate with a base of 80 square feet. An 800-foot long and 18-foot wide passage has been constructed with granite and Dhaulpur stone. The second phase of the project would be the construction of an international-level cafeteria for the visitors, which would cost about Rs 25 to 20 lakh.
Source: Tribuneindia.com
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