As India completes 75 years of independence, people across the country have now come together to salute our Tricolour, the symbol of pride and unity under the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign.
Har Ghar Tiranga is a campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s Independence.
Under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav year, the Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked the event at 400 iconic sites across the country. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has shared instances of people’s enthusiasm for Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan from all over the country.
In Odisha as well the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign has got off to a spectacular start. A Tiranga padayatra was organised by CRPF 127 battalion at Baliguda in Kandhamal district. Commandant Anand Jha said that the Tiranga yatra was organised to mark the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav and people from different walks of life participated in the event with much enthusiasm.
A walkathon was organised by Frontier HQ BSF Odisha to encourage people to hoist national flag at their homes. Sh Satish Chandra Budakoti, IG along with officers and troops participated in this event.
A 100-ft-high national flag hoisted at Aranya Bhawan, the head office of the Odisha Forest Department, in Bhubaneswar.
Awareness rally by NCC cadets and staff at Nabrangpur and Jeypore as part of 'Har Ghar Tiranga’ awareness campaign.
Odisha sector CRPF is also encouraging people to hoist the Tricolor between 13th to 15th August right from the LWE-affected districts of Odisha to the State Capital.
Post offices to remain open on all days including on holidays till Independence Day to facilitate sale and delivery of National flags under the Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign.
On August 8, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign at the BJP office in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.