Kartarpur Corridor complex remains closed for pilgrims due to restoration work

The Kartarpur Corridor complex, which was recently submerged in floodwater, remains closed for pilgrims due to ongoing restoration work at the Sikh shrine in Pakistan's Punjab province, official media reported on Tuesday.

"Pakistan army and the civil administration continue restoration work at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur after it was flooded last week," the state-run Radio Pakistan reported on Tuesday.

It also uploaded a video of the ongoing restoration work at the complex.

Last week, the Punjab government claimed that floodwater from the Kartarpur Corridor and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib had been removed, and it would be open for pilgrims early this week. The claim came after Army chief Asim Munir visited Darbar Sahib and asked authorities to restore it.

The floodwater had inundated the Kartarpur Corridor, leaving some 150 local Sikh yatris and officials trapped. They were rescued by a helicopter and boats.

The unprecedented floods had brought 10 to 12 feet of water into the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara complex.

Pakistan's Punjab is battling with the impact of devastating floods that left over 2.4 million people homeless.