Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday will formally launch various events virtually from here to mark the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. The armed forces and different organisations of the Defence Ministry are conducting various events across the nation to commemorate the anniversary.
Giving details of Rajnath’s event, officials said here on Thursday, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will unfurl the National Flag at 75 important mountain Passes and Places in the country.
They said 75 teams of the BRO will depart on Friday to these remote passes. The most prominent among them is ‘Umlingla Pass’, which is the Highest Motorable Road in the World at 19,300 feet, in Eastern Ladakh. The national tri-colour will also be unfurled at prominent infrastructure landmarks like Atal Tunnel, Rohtang and Dhola Sadiya Bridge in the Northeast, besides in friendly foreign countries.
The Indian Coast Guard will unfurl the National Flag at 100 islands Pan-India on August 15 as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’.
The Indian Navy personnel and their families will participate in the freedom run at Naval Officers Mess Varuna, New Delhi. The Raksha Mantri will virtually flag off the freedom run, which is part of the Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 being launched across the country on Friday.
To instill a sense of pride and confidence among citizens that the Indian Army is committed to protecting the country in all types of terrain and climate, the teams of the Army will scale 75 mountain passes to mark this momentous occasion.
The passes include Saserla Pass in Ladakh region, Stakpochan Pass in Kargil region, Satopanth, Harshil, Uttarakhand, Phim Karnla, Sikkim and Point 4493, Tawang region of Arunachal Pradesh. Rajnath will flag off the event on Friday.
To pay homage to the freedom fighters and the brave-hearts of the country for their invaluable role in India’s Independence, National Cadet Corps (NCC) will conduct a Pan-India event, ‘Swatantra Senaniyon ko Naman’. The NCC cadets will carry out cleaning and maintenance of 825 statues adopted by 825 NCC Battalions.
In another endeavour to honour the Gallantry award winners and motivate people, especially the youth, to interact with the Gallantry awards portal a ‘Gallantrypedia of Awardees’ will be launched.
Also, to commemorate India’s victory in the 1971 war, a book ‘Deeds of Gallantry’ will be launched by the defence minister. The book details 20 selected battles and highlights the gallantry of Indian soldiers.
In another initiative aimed at addressing the issues of the veterans, Jan Sampark Abhiyan will be launched wherein a representative each of the respective Zila Sainik Board along with a representative of Indian Ex-Servicemen League, a recognised ex-servicemen(ESM) association, will interact simultaneously with the ESM fraternity in 75 districts across the country. The objective is to address the issues of the veterans in a time-bound manner.