Assam CM pays tributes to Gandhiji, installs tallest flag pole
Tuesday - October 2, 2018 5:20 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Assam CM pays tributes to Gandhiji, installs tallest flag pole
Guwahati Oct 2 (IANS) Assam on Tuesday paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary with Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal dedicating one of India s tallest flag poles to mark the occasion at Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati.
"Gandhiji s philosophy on non-violence cleanliness untouchability is relevant not only in India but also abroad. Greats like Nelson Mandela Martin Luther King followed Gandhiji s philosophy to serve the humanity " Sonowal said while dedicating the flag to the people of the state.
State government officials said the 319.5-ft flag pole is the tallest in the country in terms of average elevation of a city. However it is ranked third after the one at Attari border which is 360 feet and another at Pimpri Chinchwad Bhakti Shakti Chawk in Pune which is 351-ft tall.
--IANS ah/prs
"Gandhiji s philosophy on non-violence cleanliness untouchability is relevant not only in India but also abroad. Greats like Nelson Mandela Martin Luther King followed Gandhiji s philosophy to serve the humanity " Sonowal said while dedicating the flag to the people of the state.
State government officials said the 319.5-ft flag pole is the tallest in the country in terms of average elevation of a city. However it is ranked third after the one at Attari border which is 360 feet and another at Pimpri Chinchwad Bhakti Shakti Chawk in Pune which is 351-ft tall.
--IANS ah/prs
