Painstaking restoration of 125-year-old gurdwara nearly over

Preserving history: Workers transporting construction materials during ongoing restoration works at Wadda Gurdwara Sahib along Jalan Gurdwara, part of the latest development and conservation efforts at the site. —CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: You cannot fix 125-year-old limestone walls with modern cement, not without slowly causing them to crumble further.

That was among the challenges behind the RM6.1mil restoration of Wadda Gurdwara Sahib, a historic temple of the Sikh community here.