VINTAGE CARS ADDED TO THE BEAUTY OF THE RALLY
Vikram Ditya Sharma/Ferozepur
First time in the history of this border region, a Heritage Circuit Car Rally was organized by Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Ferozepur Chapter which commenced from the historic Gurdwara Jamni Sahib in Bajidpur village and culminated at the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala after passing through the various historic sites of Ferozepur including Club View Hotel, Old Ferozepur Club, Wazir Ali Building, St. Andrews Church, Barki Memorial, Pir Baba Sher Shah Wali's Mazar, Saragarhi Memorial and Ferozepur Fort.
Dr. Anirudh Gupta Convener INTACH Ferozepur Chapter said that Ferozepur has immense potential for tourism. He said that while the development of historical places is the need of the hour, tourists from the country and abroad can be attracted to come here by promoting military and border tourism only. He said that due to being on the border location, the district is industrially backward of course, but if tourism is encouraged, the sources of employment will increase with the tourists coming from outside and there will be lot of development.
The rally was flagged off by the Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Kumar Dhiman, Station Commander Bikram Singh and INTACH Punjab Convener Major General Balwinder Singh (Retd). On this occasion prominent personalities including DIG BSF Brig Pawan Bajaj (Retd), District Sessions Judge Virinder Agarwal, Army Women Welfare Association (AWWA) Chairperson Shikha Sheoron, Army Officers Bikram Singh, Tarun Pathak, M K S Mouli, Red Cross Secretary Ashok Bahl along with other dignitaries Dr. Kamal Bagi, Dr. Sheel Sethi, Malwinder Singh, Gundeep Sodhi, industrialist Sameer Mittal, Shailendra Shelley, Dr. Harsh Bhola, Dr. K.C. Arora, Advocate J.S. Dharmapal Bansal, Dr. Satinder Singh Sodhi, Prof. Gajalpreet Singh, Vipul Narang, Parminder Thind, Sohan Singh Sodhi, Sunir Monga, Gauri Mehta etc. were present.
While addressing, Dr. Anirudh Gupta Convener INTACH Ferozepur Chapter said that Ferozepur has immense potential for tourism. He said that while the development of historical places is the need of the hour, tourists from the country and abroad can be attracted to come here by promoting military and border tourism only. He said that due to being on the border location, the district is industrially backward of course, but if tourism is encouraged, the sources of employment will increase with the tourists coming from outside and there will be lot of development.
He said that Ferozepur has many places which can be promoted as an tourist attraction including Hussainiwala International Indo-Pak border, Saragarhi Memorial, Anglo Sikh War Memorial, Secret hideout of revolutionaries in the city area,
Mudki Memorial, Harike Pattan Wetlands besides several others DIG BSF Brig Pawan Bajaj (Retd) said that it is a matter of great pleasure to organize such a large-scale rally to promote tourism for the first time in the border district. He gave the credit of the successful rally to Dr. Anirudh Gupta the convener and said that people who preserve their heritage are remembered in history.
Retired Major General Balwinder Singh, Convener of Intake Punjab Chapter, deeply appreciated historian Dr. Anirudh Gupta. He said that Ferozepur is the only district in the country where such a big car rally has been organized for the preservation of heritage.
VINTAGE CARS REMAIN THE CENTER OF ATTRACTION
In the rally, Landlord Malvinder Singh Sodhi participated in the Ferozepur Circuit Car Rally with a 1948 model Chevrolet Fleetmaster car, while Gundeep Singh Sodhi, another landlord brought a 1984 model Maruti 800 DX. City resident Sunir Monga added to the beauty of the rally by bringing a 1937 model Chevrolet.