Second Tallest National Flag Hoisted At 10,000-Feet Altitude

Tawang: A 104-feet tall National flag was hoisted on Friday at Buddha Park in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang. It happens to be the second-highest Tricolour at an altitude of 10,000 feet.

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said that the flag has been dedicated to the patriotic people of the state.

“Proud to dedicate to patriotic people of Arunachal a 104 ft national flag, which was hoisted today at Ngangpa Natme (Buddha Park) in Tawang,” Khandu wrote on Twitter.

Congratulating the Army, Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Tawang district administration and local MLA Tsering Tashi, the CM tweeted: “At 10,000ft, this monumental national flag overlooking the Tawang city, is second highest in the country in terms of altitude. #JaiHind.”

Union law minister Kiren Rijiju also took to Twitter to share the images of the flag.

“A 104 feet tall National Flag at the altitude of 10,000 feet in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. #JaiHind” Rijiju tweeted.

Many considered hoisting the huge flag at the Buddhist pilgrim town, close to the China border, as a symbolic gesture.

There has been an escalation in activity on the Chinese side near the Line of Actual Control passing through Arunachal.