Indus Valley Times

• Mammoth 36 ft x 24 ft Tiranga hoisted atop 108 ft monumental flagpole installed by Flag Foundation of India (FFoI) at Puri

• Hon’ble Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal hoisted the national Flag in presence of FFoI’s President Shri Naveen Jindal, Vice President  Smt. Shallu Jindal and Ministers from Puri district and MLA

• Odisha gets fourth monumental national flag from FFoI

By Saroj Kumar Behera

Puri, Feb. 14: Odisha Governor Professor  Ganeshi Lal on Monday hoisted a Mammoth 36 ft x 24 ft Tiranga on a 108 ft high monumental flagpole installed by Flag Foundation of India (FFoI) at Batagaon Chhak, Puri town.

FFoI’s President Mr Naveen Jindal, Vice President Smt. Shallu Jindal, Odisha school and mass education Mr Samir Ranjan Dash, E&IT and Sports and Youth Services Mr Tushar Kanti Behera, MLA Mr Jayant Kumar Sarangi and senior officials of the District were present on the occasion.

Speaking on the occasion, Governor Prof. Ganeshi Lal profusely praised Flag Foundation of India and its president Mr. Naveen Jindal for installing monumental flag across the country for arousing the spirit of patriotism among Indians. Installing the National Flag at Puri, the land of Lord Jagannath, is synonymous to the universal brotherhood and peace that the Tiranga stands for, he added.

FFoI’s President Shri Naveen Jindal said, “Tiranga is a pride of all Indians. It is above political, social or religious affiliation. Flag Foundation of India is constantly making its effort to inspire all Indians, especially the youths to take pride in displaying the National Flag. I hope this monumental flag will add colours to the beautiful skyline of Puri, the abode of Lord Jagannath. Every day, thousands of devotees and tourists visit Puri and this monumental flag will be another place of attraction of them”.

Mr Jindal paid his tributes to the martyrs Sri Jayee Rajguru, Sri Chakhi Khuntia and Freedom Fighers    Panchasakha and others from Puri and spoke about his decade long struggle to give the rights of flying the national flag with dignity to each Citizen of the Country.

The monumental flagpole has been installed in collaboration with the National Highways Authority of India and Puri District Administration. District Police team equipped with a Police band conducted the raising of the monumental National flag of 36 x 24 ft to the peak of the Pole of 108 ft.

Mr Naveen Jindal won the legal right for all citizens to display the National flag throughout the year after a decade-long legal battle in 2004. FFoI under the leadership of Shri Naveen Jindal and Smt. Shallu Jindal introduced the concept of Monumental Flags in India in 2009. Since then FFoI has installed more than 100 monumental flags, across the Country. In Odisha FFoI has already installed three monumental flags, one each at Angul, Bhubaneswar and Bonai.