New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex in Punjab’s Amritsar to the nation.
After dedicating the renovated Smarak to the nation, PM Modi said that the Jallianwala Bagh is the place that gave courage to an innumerable number of revolutionaries like Sardar Udham Singh and Bhagat Singh to sacrifice their lives for the nation.
Along with PM Modi, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also attended the virtual event.
The Ministry of Culture has performed restoration and conservation work, as well as the construction of facilities such as bathrooms, ticket booths, and drinking water. Since February 2019, the memorial has been closed to the public as NBCC Ltd., a government-owned company, has been renovating it.
They have re-located the entry and exit points to the Bagh as well as erected an artificial lotus garden to surround the main memorial. Shihidi Khu or Martyrs Well is now surrounded with a glass barrier.
The heart of the Bagh, the flame monument, has been repaired and restored, water body rejuvenated as a lily pond, and the pathways made broader for better navigability.