DW BUREAU / New Delhi

To fulfill the aspirations of Sikh community, Modi government has undertaken a slew of measures to enhance the air and rail connectivity to Takht Sri Hazur Sahib in Maharashtra in the last 10 years. Under the UDAN 5.0, the air connectivity from Nanded to Ahmedabad, Hindon, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Pune, Patna, Adampur and Goa has already been done and various airlines provide flight services form these 9 cities to Takht Sri Hazur Sahib which is one of the five Takhts of Sikhism. For the hassle-free pilgrimage to one of the most sacred Sikh shrines, currently there are 80 Mail Express and 13 passenger trains run from different parts of the country to Sri Hazur Sahib in Naded district, Maharashtra. The airline services from Adampur in Jalandhar to Nanded Sahib were resumed under Modi government this year and PM Modi has also announced to resume flight services from Amritsar to Sri Hazur Sahib soon which will facilitate easy and hassle-free pilgrimage of Sikh devotees from Punjab. The work to enhance air connectivity to Takht Hazur Sahib is going on and more flights will be started soon. Lakhs of pilgrims visit the holiest of Sikh shrine every year. This information was shared by Union Minister of Aviation and Union Minister of Railways, Government of India during the ongoing Winter Session in Rajya Sabha in response to the questions asked by the Member of Parliament, Satnam Singh Sandhu regarding the steps taken by Union Government to enhance the air and rail connectivity to Takht Sri Hazur Sahib at Nanded district in Maharashtra.

Member of Parliament (MP) Rajya Sabha, Satnam Singh Sandhu has raised the issue of enhancing connectivity to one of the most sacred Sikh shrines Takht Sri Hazur Sahib (Nanded Sahib) in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.

Raising the issue of enhancing the connectivity to Takht Sri Hazur Sahib which falls in the Nanded district of Marathwada region in Maharashtra, during the Question Hour, MP Satnam Singh Sandhu asked Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of India about the steps taken by the union government to enhance air connectivity to Takht Sri Hazur Sahib. He also asked to share details regarding the new air connectivity projects planned for religious and historical sites related to Sikhism by the government.

It is pertinent to mention here that Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Sahib is one of the five takhts of Sikh religion and holds utmost significance for Sikhs all over the world as it is the final resting place of the 10th Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Ji. On an average more than 6 lakhs pilgrims visit the Takht Sri Hazur Sahib from all over the world every year.

(editor@dailyworld.in)