Amritsar14 hours agoAuthor: Anuj Sharma
Tricolor-coloured golden gate at Attari Seema.
The ‘Beating the Retreat Ceremony’ to be held on the Attari border has been closed for one and a half years due to the Corona period. There is no possibility of this ceremony starting before December 2021 on the Indian side. But during the lockdown, the Government of India has made many changes in collaboration with BSF and many new ones have also been made. We have shot his videos and also took pictures with special permission from BSF. Let us show you the new look of the Attari-Wagah border through these photos and videos…
Peace memorial at Attari-Wagah border.
Peace memorial replaced, country’s tallest tricolor will be hoisted soon
Changes have been made in the place of the peace monument built just ahead of the Golden Gate. It has been installed slightly back, about 250 meters behind. This very beautifully designed monument has become more attractive than before. At the same time, at the place of this memorial, the country’s highest flag, about 360 meters high, will be hoisted. For this, the Improvement Trust has also called tenders.
A view of the BSF Museum.
BSF museum will attract
After the retreat ceremony, the construction of the BSF museum has now been completed to attract people. This museum is equipped with light and sound, where people will also get to know BSF better and understand the efforts being made by BSF. This gallery is divided into 8 parts, with the first being the welcome gallery. After that there is the rank gallery, where the rank information of BSF is given. After this the efforts being made by BSF are shown.
A view inside the museum.
BSF documentary plays in 47-seat theater
A 47-seat theater has been built at the end of the gallery. Where a 15-minute documentary is shown, which is completely based on BSF. At the same time, two more screens have also been installed in the museum. In which one is shown the training of BSF and in the other documentary related to BSF battle field is shown.
A view inside the museum.
Know the bravery of BSF
India is going to celebrate its 75th Independence Day this year. The whole of India celebrates independence on 15th August. But along with independence, the India-Pakistan border was also partitioned, then the Line of Control (LOC) was also formed. If seen, it is also the 75th birthday of the LOC. It shares a total border of 2900 km with India-Pakistan, which is guarded by the Indian Border Force (BSF).
Only the Attari-Wagah border on the LOC is such a place, before the Corona period, about 35 thousand people used to come daily and watch the ‘Beating the Retreat Ceremony’ between the two countries. On hearing the name of Attari-Wagah border, the blood of patriotism starts running in the veins of every Indian. Come let’s talk about the untouched aspects of this LOC and Attari border on the day of independence…
Historical and golden pride of Indian Army.
First the army took over the responsibility of protecting the border
In 1947, the Indian Army took over the responsibility of security at the check post. It was initially deployed by the Kumaon Regiment. The first flag hoisting ceremony here was held on 11 October 1947 under the supervision of Brigadier Mohinder Singh Chopra. The then DC of Amritsar Narinder Singh and SP Attari Choudhary Ram Singh assisted in the establishment of the Joint Check Post.
A view inside the museum.
Punjab Police got the responsibility in 1950 and BSF in 1965
In the mid-1950s, the area was taken over by the Punjab Police. The first retreat ceremony was held here in 1959. On 1 December 1965, the Border Security Force (BSF) was formed and took over the responsibility. Since then, retreat ceremonies have been taking place every day. This ceremony was stopped for some time during the war between India and Pakistan in 1965 and 1971.
The golden look of the attic border.
Army and police used to monitor the border earlier
In the month of April 1965, Pakistan came down to its despicable antics. On April 9, 1965, Pakistan attacked two Indian posts in the Rann of Kutch, about 100 km from the city of Bhuj in Gujarat. At that time the border in the said area was being guarded by the CRPF and the State Police of Gujarat. The battle lasted for about 15 hours. 34 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 4 soldiers were taken prisoner of war. After this Indira Gandhi announced the formation of BSF to protect the borders. KF Rustamji was the first Director General of the Border Security Force.
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