Flame at India Gate extinguished, merged with NWM

January 21, 2022 16:10

Amar Jawan Jyoti merged with eternal flame at National War Memorial. The Centre announced its decision to extinguish and merge the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate with the eternal flame at the NWM today.

"The Amar Jawan Jyoti flame at India Gate will be extinguished and merged with the flame at the National War Memorial on Friday at a ceremony," an Indian Army official told ANI.

The ceremony would be presided over by the Integrated Defence Staff Chief Air Marshal Balabadhra Radha Krishna who would merge the two flames, officials said.

The India Gate memorial was built by the British government in memory of the British Indian Army soldiers who lost their lives between 1914 and 1921.

However, the Amar Jawan Jyoti was included in the memorial structure in the 1970s after the massive victory of India over Pakistan in which 93,000 troops of the enemy country surrendered.

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