Saturday , November 16 2024

Like Wagah Border, now there will be a retreat ceremony in Jaisalmer as well, read full details | News India

Like the Wagah border of Amritsar in Punjab, a retreat ceremony will be organized at the Jaisalmer border of Rajasthan. The Indian Border Security Force has completed its preparations. The retreat ceremony will be organized at the Tanot Mata temple located on the Jaisalmer border. It is planned to launch it early next year. Special facilities will be provided for the tourists coming here.

An amphitheater will be built here for tourists to watch the Retreat Ceremony, the work on which has already begun. More than 1000 people can sit in this theater. There will be a parade of BSF soldiers every evening. The BSF soldiers will formally take down the tricolor. Along with this, camel force show, a desert ship included in the BSF security convoy and many other programs depicting vigilant protection of the border will also be organized.

Pakistani Rangers will not be involved

Pakistan also participates in the Wagah Border Retreat Ceremony. But Pakistani Rangers will not participate in the retreat ceremony held at the Tanot Mata temple on the western border. The retreat ceremony will be organized by the Indian Army itself. Along with the retreat ceremony, a weapons gallery will also be set up here. Along with this, martyr wall, mural wall, children's entertainment area, interaction area, audio visual system and stage lights will also be installed. Many facilities like food court, surveillance system etc. will be provided for tourists here. The Tanot Mata temple is just 20 kilometers away from the Pakistan border.

Border tourism is being promoted

The central government is constantly promoting cross-border tourism. Under this, in the year 2021, preparations were made for the Retreat Ceremony at the Babylon Post on the India-Pakistan border, 20 km ahead of Tanot. Facilities like towers, selfie points were later gradually developed here. A large number of tourists come to see this border post. Along with this, the Longewala War Memorial has been constructed a few kilometers before the Tanot Mata temple. Where the entire war has been depicted in commemoration of the 1971 war. Along with this, Indian and Pakistani tankers have also been displayed from where the war took place. Now the number of tourists is likely to increase due to the Retreat Ceremony being organized at the Tanot Mata temple.