An Indian flag of a height of at least 100-ft would be installed by the Indian Railways in 75 of the busiest stations by the end of this year. Seven railway stations in Mumbai is set to have the flag.
The order has been issued by the Railway Board to this effect on October, which, in turn, have been forwarded to all the zonal railways.
Vivek Saxena, the Railway Board executive director (station development) issued the order and said, “The Board has decided to provide monumental flag (of at least 100-ft height) at all the erstwhile ‘A1’ class railway stations. The work should be completed by December 2018.”
It further added that the cost of this project would be charged under the umbrella work of ‘Soft upgrades improvement at stations.’
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Mumbai has a total of seven A1 category stations. All the other 68 stations are in under the purview of other zonal railways in other cities.
The seven stations in Mumbai set to have the Indian Tricolour are- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Bandra Terminus and the stations at Dadar, Thane, Kalyan and Mumbai Central.
The order said, “The flag should be provided in circulating area of the stations and at suitable place. It should be provided with focused lights. The security and safety of the flag shall rest with Railway Protection Force (RPF).”
Ravinder Bhakar, the chief spokesperson of the Western Railway said, “The Railway Board’s order will be followed in letter and spirit and our team will do our best to complete the installation work within the deadline.”