ISLAMABAD: Lack of coordinated flood administration and resilient infrastructure has resulted within the historic Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara advanced in Pakistan getting inundated because of torrential monsoon rains and rising water stage in River Ravi. The shrine stays closed as unprecedented flooding has submerged each the advanced and the 4.5-km-long visa-free passage connecting India and Pakistan, severely limiting entry for Sikh pilgrims, whereas disrupting an important image of cross-border spiritual concord.
The event, a Khalsa Vox report said, has uncovered each the vulnerability of crucial infrastructure and the dangers posed by more and more unpredictable climate circumstances in South Asia.
“Floodwaters reached as much as 10-12 ft within the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara advanced, submerging floor flooring, sanctums, and entry routes, leaving over 100 Sikh pilgrims and officers briefly stranded earlier than they have been rescued by boats and helicopters. The closure leaves hundreds of Sikh devotees unable to go to Guru Nanak’s ultimate resting place, a web site of immense spiritual, emotional, and diplomatic significance,” the report detailed.
“Volunteers safeguarded sacred objects and moved the Guru Granth Sahib to increased flooring through the flood. For the Sikh group globally, the suspension of pilgrimages underscores how environmental disaster can abruptly sever non secular and cultural connections that transcend political boundaries,” it added.
In keeping with the report, guaranteeing the hall’s long-term sustainability requires that restoration lengthen past quick fixes, specializing in coordinated flood administration, resilient infrastructure, and sturdy cross-border cooperation.
The latest catastrophe, it mentioned, underscored that the Kartarpur Hall have to be safeguarded in opposition to each geopolitical tensions and rising environmental dangers that would erase years of dialogue immediately.
“At a time when hope is usually hostage to politics, the submerged Kartarpur Hall reminds us that religion, humanity, and the forces of nature all share the ability to each divide and unite. Making certain the hall’s resilience would require each nations to deal with it as greater than a diplomatic token, however as a residing bridge—traditionally, spiritually, and ecologically,” the report famous.