War memorial construction in Mysuru gains momentum
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's office garden in Mysuru, which was progressing slowly, has now gained momentum. The public works department, executing the project under the supervision of the department of Kannada and culture and the Sainik welfare and rehabilitation department, is expediting the final phase of work.Initiated on July 29, 2022, the project aims to commemorate the sacrifices of soldiers.
It is expected to be completed by the end of July as the work gained momentum over the last one and a half months. This war memorial will also feature models of war tanks, fighter jets, and weapons. The war memorial will honour the contributions of the Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy, and paramilitary forces.Currently, black granite slabs donated by donors from Chamarajanagar, Hassan, and several other places were placed on the base of the memorial for its construction. After the initial phase of sculpting and polishing of the monument, slabs have been assembled on the memorial platform. The work on the installation of a war memorial monument, built in a square shape of 33m height, was also completed using a crane three days ago.The department used black granites donated by Patel Puttamadaiah of Amachavadi village of Chamarajanagar for the preparation of a 33-metre war memorial tower of cubic shape. This granite costs around Rs 1 crore. The same black granite stones from Chamarajanagar were also used by the United States of America for the construction of a memorial at the World Trade Centre.Apart from Puttamadaiah, another two donors, Srinath of Mysuru, donated 200 tonnes of stones, and Hassan-based Green Stones also donated granite slabs worth Rs 25 lakh for the construction of this war memorial project. Once all the polishing work of the monument is completed after the installation, this memorial will be further enhanced with the addition of green slabs around the base, providing a traditional touch. Inscriptions in gold colour will be added to provide a distinctive look to the structure.This war memorial monument is designed in a square shape. A six-foot Ashoka Emblem with lions on all four sides will also be carved and placed above the 33m war memorial monument, on the lines of the National Museum, Delhi. This six-foot Ashoka emblem will be sculpted and carved by noted sculptor Arun Yogiraj of Mysuru. It will cost around Rs 10 lakh.The department has spent a total of Rs 3 crore to complete these war memorial projects in Mysuru, in addition to using Rs 1.5 crore grants sanctioned by govt. Speaking to TOI, retired military officer and senior KAS officer KL Anand, who initiated and is supervising the war memorial project, said soon one of the long-pending dreams of soldiers to pay tributes to over 30,000 soldiers who laid down their lives will become a reality. As this proposal also received approval from both state and central govt, including the defence ministry, the other pending works of the project, like military tanks, guns, and other equipment, will be delivered to Mysuru after all the memorial work is completed.Assistant director of Kannada and culture, MD Sudarshan, said the construction of the war memorial works will be completed by the end of July this year. Work was expedited as per directions from deputy commissioner G Lakshmikanth Reddy, he said.
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