Prime Minister Narendra ModI will inaugurate National War Memorial (NWW) on February 24, 2019, 60 yrs after it was first proposed by Armed forces.
About:
Objective: To honour the around 26,000 soldiers who have made the supreme sacrifice in wars and operations since Independence.
Location: The NWM adjoins the India Gate complex on Rajpath.
Background: in October 2015, The Ministry of Defence, Government of India has sanctioned the construction of a National War Memorial and National War Museum in New Delhi.
Features:
The landscape-style NWM, consists of four landscaped concentric circles around a 15-metre tall central obelisk with the eternal flame, bronze and stone murals, graphic panels and busts of the 21 Param Vir Chakra awardees.
The four concentric circles are christened the Amar Chakra, Veerta Chakra, Tyag Chakra and Suraksha Chakra, with the names of around 26,000 fallen soldiers inscribed on 1.5-metre high walls.
India records around 100 battle casualties every year in counter-insurgency and other operations. Their names will continue to be added to the NWM in an ongoing process.
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