The Punjab Government has deputed SDM Dr Baljinder Singh to acquire land for widening the road leading to ancestral the house of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar at Mohalla Naughara from Chaura Bazaar area. According to the information, around 40 sq yards area would be acquired for the project. On Tuesday, Ludhiana DC Varinder Kumar Sharma had announced the project.
The All-India Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar Memorial Trust had been demanding for a direct way from Chaura Bazaar to the birth place of Shaheed Sukhdev Thapar at Mohalla Naughara for a long time.