On Telangana's second formation day, Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao
hoisted India's biggest and largest tricolour in Hyderabad.
Grand celebrations are underway in Telangana to mark the states's second foundation day. The K Chandrasekhar Rao government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore for the Grand Foundation Day celebrations which falls on June 2,2016
Starting the celebratiobns, Chief Minister Rao and Telangana Rashtra Samiti leaders paid tribute to the martyrs of the Telangana movement. The Chief Minister also unfurled the largest national flag at Sanjeeviah Park on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, followed by a march past of security forces and cultural programmes at the parade ground.
The state government has also allocated Rs 30 lakh to each district to mark the second foundation day.
The flag stands tall at 88 metres on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Sanjeevaiah Park. The gigantic flag measures 108 by 72 feet. It is two feet short of being the tallest flag.
The steel pipes used to construct the country's tallest flag post were specially ordered from Kolkata.
Due to the huge size of the flag, the
flag was unfurled with the help of a motorized mechanism.
The flag weighs over 65 kilos.
The Telangana government spent close to Rs 3 Crore
Note
Telangana came into existence on June 2, 2014 following the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act
Grand celebrations are underway in Telangana to mark the states's second foundation day. The K Chandrasekhar Rao government has sanctioned Rs 15 crore for the Grand Foundation Day celebrations which falls on June 2,2016
Starting the celebratiobns, Chief Minister Rao and Telangana Rashtra Samiti leaders paid tribute to the martyrs of the Telangana movement. The Chief Minister also unfurled the largest national flag at Sanjeeviah Park on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, followed by a march past of security forces and cultural programmes at the parade ground.
The state government has also allocated Rs 30 lakh to each district to mark the second foundation day.
The flag stands tall at 88 metres on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Sanjeevaiah Park. The gigantic flag measures 108 by 72 feet. It is two feet short of being the tallest flag.
The steel pipes used to construct the country's tallest flag post were specially ordered from Kolkata.
The flag weighs over 65 kilos.
The Telangana government spent close to Rs 3 Crore
Note
Telangana came into existence on June 2, 2014 following the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act
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