New Delhi: National War Memorial built to honour Indian soldiers who fell while defen-ding the country after Independence will be dedicated to the nation on Monday by Prime minister Narendra Modi.
Names of 25,942 armed forces men who died in the service of the nation after 15th August 1947 is inscribed on the walls of the Memorial in golden letters.
Now all the wreath lying ceremonies to honour the Indian soldiers will be held at the National War Memorial and not at the India Gate.
A retreat ceremony will be held every evening at the memorial, which has been constructed adjacent to the India Gate complex.
The National War Memorial has in the centre a 15.5-metre tall central obelisk and on its base there will be an eternal flame which will be lit by Prime Minister on Monday. However, the flame for the memorial will not be brought from the Amar Jawan Jyoti as was earlier anticipated.
Till, date there was no National War Memorial in memory of the soldiers who died while defending the nation after 1947.
There will also be a separate “Param Yodha Stah-al” dedicated to nation’s highest gallantry award “Param Vir Chakra” recipients and will have bronze busts of all the 21 recipients of the award. National War Memorial has a a layout of four landscaped concentric circles spread over 40 acres. At the Centre is The Amar Chakra (circle of immortality) which has an obelisk with “eternal flame”.
Veer Chakra (circle of bravery), a covered gallery that exhibits six murals crafted in bronze depicting valiant battle of the armed forces.
