India, Pakistan to install new gates at Attari-Wagah border soon
What's the story
India and Pakistan are set to install new gates at the Attari-Wagah border, where people from both the sides throng every evening to watch the lowering of the national flags.
The daily Beating Retreat drill involves the Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers shutting the gates for the night at the joint check post about 30km from Amritsar, amid a synchronized display of aggression.
Better view
Audience will get a better view through the new gates
The new gates, which are likely to be put up by the end of the month of August, will let the audience get a better view of the daily spectacle.
BSF Deputy Inspector General, RS Kataria, today said the decision to install new gates was taken during the last Director General-level meeting in Delhi by the two border-guarding forces.
Details
New matching pillars will also come up
The gates on both sides will be almost identical, barring the emblems the two nations choose to put on them.
New matching pillars will also come up.
On the Indian side, a new U-shaped viewing gallery is also likely to be inaugurated soon.
Built at a cost of Rs. 33 crore, the gallery can seat up to 25,000 visitors.