In a befitting tribute to gallantry services rendered by Army heroes in the pre and post independent era, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would dedicate the upcoming Punjab State War Heroes Memorial and Museum to the nation on August 15, next year.
Presiding over a high-level meeting to review its ongoing construction work, Badal said that the “work on this war memorial should be expedited to ensure that it was completed by August 15, 2015, so that it could become a source of inspiration for the future generations”.
He hoped that the prestigious memorial would act as a “lighthouse to inspire the youngsters for serving the nation” thereby displaying the ethos of Punjabi's valour and patriotism.
Chief Minister said that this war memorial must be equipped with ultra modern techniques so that the visitors must get a mesmerizing affect during his visit to the place.
To streamline its construction work, Chief Minister constituted a steering committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Sarvesh Kaushal with Principal Secretary Finance, Secretary Defence Services Welfare, Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister KJS Cheema and Chief Architect as its members.
The committee would regularly monitor the pace of work on this ongoing project. likewise, the Concept Committee of the project would study all the historical aspects to be displayed in the museum.