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Sir Ganga Ram’s death anniversary goes unnoticed
No official gathering held to commemorate modern-day Lahore’s lead architect
LAHORE:
Another death anniversary of Sir Ganga Ram, best known for a hospital named after him in the city, passed unobserved on Saturday.
No official public event was held in the city to mark the day except for certain NGOs including Sir Ganga Ram Heritage Foundation.
It has been 94 years since Ganga Ram, the architect often regarded as the founder of modern-day Lahore, passed away.
The various NGOs that commemorated the late civil engineer’s death anniversary paid tribute to him for his efforts to help build the provincial metropolis.
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"We have taken back the possession of the occupied land from the group of people and launched restoration of Sir Ganga Ram s Samadhi. It will be opened for the public later this month after completion of restoration work,” said Fraz Abbas, the Deputy Director of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB).
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LAHORE: The final resting place of the prominent Hindu philanthropist and top architect Sir Ganga Ram in Lahore will be reopened for the public later this month after authorities took back the land illegally occupied by some people for 10 years, a senior official said on Thursday.
The Samadhi of Sir Ganga Ram is located close to the Taxali Gate of the old city of Lahore in Punjab province.