BHOPAL: Bhopal soaked in the spirit of freedom on the eve of the Independence Day, amid Covid restrictions.As a part of the Independence Day celebrations on Sunday, officials will visit homes of freedom fighters and kin of Kargil war martyrs to honour them with shawl and shrifal. In the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the move is being made this year instead of inviting those to the flag hoisting ceremony.
District collector Avinash Lawaniya has issued orders and assigned duties to the officials. Director of women and child development, Ram Gopal Yadav has been deployed as nodal officer for this.
As per the instructions issued by district collector, immediately after the flag hoisting ceremony, the teams of officials of district administration will visit the homes of the freedom fighters and martyrs of the Kargil war and honor them or their family members. Later, a report will be sent to the nodal officer, along with photographs related to it, said official sources.
