New Delhi: The Amar Jawan Jyoti Jyoti at India Gate in the national capital will be merged with the flame at the National War Memorial in a ceremony on Friday.
News agency ANI told the same to Indian Army officials. It comes before the 73rd Republic Day on 26 January.
Amar Jawan Jyoti:
Built after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Amar Jawan Jyoti commemorates the dead and unknown soldiers who lost their lives in the conflict that resulted in the creation of independent Bangladesh. The burning flame is considered immortal.
National War Memorial:
The National War Memorial is a national memorial built to honor and remember the soldiers of the Indian Army who fought in the armed conflicts of independent India.
The names of the Armed Forces personnel killed during armed conflicts with Pakistan and China as well as other operations like the 1961 war in Goa, Operation Pawan and Operation Rakshak are inscribed in golden letters on the walls of the memorial.
This monument spread over 40 acres of land and was built around the existing ‘chhatri’ (canopy) near India Gate.
The monument wall is in line with the ground and in harmony with the existing aesthetic.
India Gate:
India Gate, one of the most iconic national monuments of India, stands high in the national capital Delhi.
Located on the Rajpath, the memorial was built in the memory of 90,000 soldiers who lost their lives during the First World War and the Third Anglo-Afghan War.
The monument-gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, who was not only the chief architect of New Delhi, but also a member of the Imperial War Graves Commission and one of Europe’s leading designers of war tombs and monuments.
The flags of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are placed behind the India Gate to represent the power of the Indian Army.
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