Ludhiana, April 11 -- It cost the municipal corporation nearly Rs.89,000 per kilometre to shift the historic Patton tank back to Bharat Nagar Chowk, with Rs.2.5 lakh spent on transporting it over a distance of 2.8 km from Rose Garden, civic body officials said.

The tank, captured during the 1965 Indo-Pak war by Maha Vir Chakra awardee Major Bhupinder Singh, was moved on Monday night and reinstated at its original location after nearly three decades. The four-hour operation involved three cranes and a trailer.

The MC has allocated Rs.14.86 lakh for shifting and allied works, including tiling and development of the memorial. The project will cover marble cladding of the base, along with lighting and landscaping.

The restoration follows s...