Beginning from July 22, the national Capital is to be painted in the colours of the national flag to mark 75 years of Independence. Main roads, markets, flyovers, roundabouts and all municipal schools and hospitals will also be painted in the colours of the national flag.
All employees of municipal bodies shall wear the Tricolour on their shoulder/chest. Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday issued directions for “Har Ganga Tiranga” campaign starting from July 22.
Besides the L-G’s office, the Delhi Government, too, plans to conduct a two-week-long cultural festival across the national Capital from August 1 to 15 this year.
A mega event with concerts and small programmes in different parts of the city will be organised. Apart from the events, Tricolours will be flown atop offices and residential buildings in the city as has been planned by the Delhi Government to celebrate the special occasion.
“The preparations are also underway for the 75th anniversary of India's Independence. Prominent roads in the city, markets, flyovers, roundabouts, schools and hospitals of civic agencies will be decked up in the colours of the national flag”, said a statement from the L-G’s office, adding that “all employees of urban local bodies (ULB) will have the Tricolour pinned on their lapels.”
The directives come following a meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday which was attended by all Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, Chief Ministers and administrators of Union Territories.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will identify prominent roads like Sardar Patel Marg and Shanti Path, and important market areas in their respective jurisdictions to be decorated with the Tricolour to give a celebratory look to the entire city from August 13- 15.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will carry out a similar exercise in the markets owned and controlled by it. The flyovers in the NDMC area will be illuminated in the colours of the national flag during this period, and municipal schools and hospitals will hoist the flag in their premises at a prominent location from August 13-15.
ULBs will identify important roundabouts in their area for the display of the Tricolour through different means like floral boards, flags, and illumination in the colours of the national flag, said the statement.
All the departments of the Delhi Government, apart from the MCD, NDMC, DDA and Delhi Police, have been asked by Saxena to make concerted efforts for popularising the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga' initiative by ensuring maximum people's participation.
To ensure this, a special IEC campaign is scheduled to be launched on July 22 for public awareness and ‘Prabhat Pheris' (early morning rounds) by school students will be organised from August 11 to August 14. In addition to these, Saxena has also issued directions to ensure that the National Flag appears on the home page of all websites of various Government departments and undertakings, with effect from July 22.