Islamabad: Pakistan’s Punjab province government has released Rs 20 million to renovate a Krishna temple in Rawalpindi city and expand it to accommodate more Hindu worshippers on festivals and religious occasions, a report said.
Mohammad Asif, the Evacuee Trust Property Board deputy administrator, said the government has released Rs 20 million to reconstruct the temple at the request of a member of provincial assembly.
He said reconstruction work would begin soon. “The main room where idols are kept will be sealed until reconstruction ends. Once reconstructed, the temple will be able to accommodate more people,” Asif was quoted as saying.
Krishna temple is the only functioning Hindu temple in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Local Hindus have long-demanded that the temple area should be expanded. Jag Mohan Arora, a local, said the temple courtyard can accommodate only around 100 people at present.
