New Delhi: Delegations from India and Pakistan on Sundayresumed talks on the Kartarpur Corridor with India requesting that permission begiven to 5,000 pilgrims to cross the border and visit  Kartarpur Sahib daily.

The Indian delegation was led by SCL Das, Joint Secretary(Internal Security) in Ministry of Home Affairs and Deepak Mittal, JointSecretary (PAI--Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran) in Ministry of ExternalAffairs. The Indian side told the Pakistani delegation that due to the highdemand expected, at least 5,000 pilgrims should be allowed to visit KartarpurSahib each day.

The Indian side also expressed concerns over possible floodingof Dera Baba Nanak and other adjoining areas in India due to earth filledembankment road or a causeway that is proposed to be built by Pakistan on theirside. The Pakistanis were told that this should not be built even as an interimmeasure. Details of a bridge being built by India were shared and the Pakistanidelegation was told that they too should build a similar bridge on their sideso as to address possible flood-related concerns.

India also offered to make the corridor operational inNovember 2019, given the historic importance of 550th Birth Anniversary of GuruNanak Dev Ji.

It was also communicated that the corridor should not beused for carrying out anti-India activities.