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Proud to have steered the creation of #NationalWarMemorial from design selection to construction, as Chief of @HQ_IDS_India.

On this INDEPENDENCE DAY, posting some interesting facts in this thread about construction of this @salute2soldier
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Many insisted on locating it in military area in Delhi Cantonment, as no land was available in central Delhi.

PM @narendramodi had the vision of locating it at India Gate (only a PM could've given this spot), as it would attract tourists from other all over the world
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Constructed over 40 acres land next to India Gate, initially the Central Vista Committee approved a height of 1.5 mtrs only for central pillar.

When all efforts failed, sr officers of CVC & others were invited on site. Realising the importance, they assented to 15 mtr. Proud
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It has a huge semi-circular underground water tank of 165000 ltrs capacity. It broke during construction &delayed the project.

It will be connected by an underground tunnel to the National War Museum that is coming up across the road
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