Kartarpur corridor

Kartarpur corridor

The Kartarpur corridor connects the Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Narowal district of Pakistan with the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in India’s Punjab province. The corridor was built to commemorate 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism on 12th November 2019.

• It is hoped that the corridor would pave the way for peace and greater progress of all people. The corridor will drastically cut down the journey pilgrims have to make from more than 200 km to just 6 km.

• The agreement will facilitate :

The highlights of the Agreement are:

• Indian pilgrims of all faiths and persons of Indian origin can use the corridor;
• The travel will be Visa-Free;
• Pilgrims need to carry only a valid passport;
• Persons of Indian Origin need to carry an OCI card along with the passport of their country;
• The Corridor is open from dawn to dusk. Pilgrims traveling in the morning will have to return on the same day;
• The Corridor will be operational throughout the year, except on notified days, to be informed in advance;
• Pilgrims will have a choice to visit as individuals or in groups, and also to travel on foot;
• India will send the list of pilgrims to Pakistan 10 days ahead of travel date. Confirmation will be sent to pilgrims 4 days before the travel date;
• The Pakistan side has assured India to make sufficient provision for ‘Langar’ and distribution of ‘Prasad’;

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