The Kartarpur corridor will not only catapult the township of Dera Baba Nanak to global fame but will also bring in an economic resurgence in the area which was virtually devastated due to heavy migration of locals in the aftermath of the 1965 and 1971 wars and also during the eighties when terrorism was at its peak.
Before the Partition, the city was considered to be a vibrant business centre. Post 1947, the town, considered to be one of the most sacred places of the Sikhs, was converted into a ghost entity with its population, at one time, coming down to just 8,000. Now this trend stands to be reversed with the corridor all set to bring in its wake massive development initiatives on the agriculture, transport, tourism and hospitality fronts.