Security agencies have launched a special operation Lal Quila, in which trained dog squads will be deployed to sanitise and ensure fool-proof security at the Red Fort and adjoining areas for Independence Day celebrations on August 15. The operation is being spearheaded by the elite dog squad of paramilitary force ITBP with 20 dogs, followed by those from the Army and Delhi police.
As thousands, including top politicians and members of the diplomatic corps, are expected to throng the venue in the heart of the national capital to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, these four-legged soldiers have been pressed into service.
Additional Facts
- Indo-Tibetan Border Police, nominated as the national ‘centre for excellence’ for sniffer and police dogs’ training.
- On August 15′ 2015, India will be celebrating its 69th Independence Day.
- Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission is the only licenced flag production and supply unit in India.
- When India became independent on August 15, 1947 there was no National Anthem. Even though the Bengali invocation of Jana Gana Mana was written in 1911, it was not considered as national anthem till 1950.
- Mountbatten chose the day since Aug 15 as it also commemorated the second anniversary of Japan’s surrender to the Allied Forces. North Korea, South Korea, Bahrain and Republic of the Congo share their independence day with India.
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