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On the occasion of Independence Day, ‘Meri Mati Mera Desh’ event would be organised as part of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Mann Ki Baat radio address to the nation on Sunday.
"With the country in the midst of the ongoing reverberations of Amrit Mahotsav and August 15 round the corner, another great campaign will be launched in the country. 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' campaign will be launched to honour our martyred brave heart men and women," said PM Modi.
Several programmes will be organised across the country in the memory of the immortal martyrs. In the memory of these luminaries, special inscriptions will also be in-stalled in lakhs of village panchayats of the country, said the PM.
"Under this campaign, 'Amrit Kalash Yatra' will also be organised across the country. This 'Amrit Kalash Yatra' carrying soil in 7500 urns from every corner of the country will reach Delhi, the capital of the country. This journey will also carry with it saplings from different parts of the country," said the PM in Mann Ki Baat.
‘Amrit Vatika' will be built near the National War Memorial by fusing the soil and sap-lings that would arrive in 7500 urns. This 'Amrit Vatika' will also become a grand symbol of 'Ek Bharat Shresth Bharat', stated the Prime Minister.
It is pertinent to mention here that the entire country had come together on the occasion of Independence Day last year for the 'Har Ghar Ti-ranga Abhiyan'. “With these efforts, we will realise our duties... we will realise the innumerable sacrifices made for the freedom of the country; we will realise the value of freedom. Hence, every countryman must join in these efforts,” PM Modi added.
