The flag, installed at an approximate cost of Rs 3.50 crore, is an attraction for thousands of tourists who visit the border crossing to watch the Beating Retreat Ceremony. A month after a mammoth tricolour, believed to be the largest in the country, was unfurled at Attari near the border with Pakistan, local authorities are vexed over frequent damage to the flag due to strong winds. According to officials, the tricolour which has dimensions of 120ft x 80 ft and a 360ft heigh flagpost, has been damaged four times till now. Sangha said that till a decision is taken, the flag will not be hoisted. Sangha said that the cost of single tricolour comes to Rs 1 lakh and getting it frequently changed was not a feasible proposition.

Source: dna April 08, 2017 15:22 UTC