In 2017, people in Lahore will wake up to see the tallest Indian flag!
The flag will be placed near the Attari Wagah Joint Check Post and will be visible from Lahore and Amritsar.
By January 2017, the BSF is planning to put up the tallest national flag near the Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post (JCP), which will be 350 feet high and will be visible from ‘Lahore and Amritsar’.
Ashok Kumar Yadav told Indian Express: “At that height, the flag would have to be proportionately sized, therefore it would also be the largest Tricolour. There is an intense atmosphere of patriotism during the Retreat ceremony, and the crowds are highly charged. The flag will serve as a beacon for them.”
Currently, the tallest flag is on a 293-ft-high mast in Jharkhand’s Ranchi, which was hoisted in January 2016 by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar but was brought down for repairs after it got stuck at half-mast.
The new flag will be monitored by CCTV cameras will be installed around it to make sure it’s not damaged by rain and high winds.