Village visited by Guru Nanak gets solar lights, gym

Surinder Bhardwaj

Fatehgarh Sahib, November 13

The 550th Parkash Purb of Guru Nanak proved to be a boon for the sleepy Iserhail village near Fatehgarh Sahib as various development projects worth Rs 3.84 crore initiated by the state government have been completed here.

The village gurdwara has the privilege of having been visited by Guru Nanak during one of his preaching journeys (udasis). He sat under a tree near a theh (mound) which is still there at the gurdwara. Kuljit Singh Nagra, MLA, brought this into the notice of the Chief Minister after which various projects were sanctioned for the village.

Nagra said to spread the message of Guru Nanak, a specially designed ‘Guru Ka Bagh’, the Guru Nanak Sacred Forest, had been developed near Gurdwara Sri Theh Sahib having trees of more than 35 varieties of mangoes in 2.5 acres. He said special efforts were being made to conserve the historical tree of ‘karrer’ present near the gurdwara where the Guru sat.

High-tech solar lights have been installed on the road proceeding towards the gurdwara. Besides, a park and library at the gurdwara, gym for village youths, bus shelter, cleaning of village pond water through the Seechewal model, upgrade of a school, construction of a dharamshala, upgrade of the village pond and beautification of its catchment area have been completed and these will be dedicated to people after a bhog ceremony, to be performed tomorrow.

Nagra said the historical importance of the village would be highlighted at the global level so that devotees who come to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib and Jyoti Swaroop Sahib also pay a visit here.