New Delhi: Civil Aviation Ministry has approved a Defence Ministry proposal for construction of a "Shradhanjali Sthal" at Delhi Airport for paying homage to martyred soldiers at an alternative site after objections were raised regarding the suitability of the existing spot.
Objections had been raised about the present location where homage is paid at Delhi Airport to soldiers who lay down their lives in the line of duty as it is located in the cargo area.
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore, a retired Army Colonel himself, had brought it to the notice of Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju.
In a letter to Mr Raju in March, Mr Rathore had said the location for the ceremony where a wreath is laid on behalf of the President, who is the Supreme Commander of armed forces, was a junkyard at Terminal 2 (cargo).
04/10/15 PTI/NDTV
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Objections had been raised about the present location where homage is paid at Delhi Airport to soldiers who lay down their lives in the line of duty as it is located in the cargo area.
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore, a retired Army Colonel himself, had brought it to the notice of Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju.
In a letter to Mr Raju in March, Mr Rathore had said the location for the ceremony where a wreath is laid on behalf of the President, who is the Supreme Commander of armed forces, was a junkyard at Terminal 2 (cargo).
04/10/15 PTI/NDTV
