New Delhi:
The Indian government on Wednesday approved a Rs 500-crore project for building a National War Memorial and a National War Museum near India Gate in memory of over 22,500 soldiers who laid down their lives post-Independence.
The total time for completion of the entire project at Princess Park here is estimated to be five years.
Post-Independence, more than 22,500 soldiers have made the supreme sacrifice in national interests and in defence of the sovereignty and integrity of the country.
The present decision fulfills a long-pending demand of the armed forces has been redressed.
