PM Modi To Inaugurate Netaji Memorial Model In Andamans...

Amit Shah to visit Port Blair...

Port Blair: On Monday, 23 January 2023, PM Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate a model of a proposed memorial dedicated to Subhas Chandra Bose in Andaman and Nicobar Islands to commemorate the freedom fighter's 126th birth anniversary.

The memorial will be set up on Ross Island, which has been renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Dweep in 2018.

There will be a museum, a cable car ropeway, a laser-and-sound show, a guided heritage trail through historical buildings and a theme-based children's amusement park, besides a restro lounge, an official said.

The virtual inauguration of the model will be followed by PM Modi's speech to the nation.

The PM will also participate in a ceremony to name 21 uninhabited islands in the union territory after Param Vir Chakra awardees.

“The central government has taken this initiative to honour the Param Vir Chakra awardees. Of the 21 islands, 16 are located in North and Middle Andaman district, and five in South Andaman," the official said.

Notably, On Sunday night, Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Port Blair night for a two-day visit to the archipelago.

He is scheduled to address a public meeting on the occasion of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 126th birth anniversary, besides taking accounts of development activities.

Amit Shah is likely to hoist the national flag and deliver a public speech at Netaji Stadium – the same place where the freedom fighter had unfurled the Tricolour on December 30, 1943.

Earlier, the stadium used to be known as Gymkhana Ground. Amit Shah is likely to visit the Cellular Jail in Port Blair.