'Abhinandan Dwar' inaugurated at Ambala Cantonment

AMBALA: The Haryana state minister of health, sports, science, and technology Anil Vij on Thursday inaugurated a gate dedicated to Wing Commander (WC) Abhinandan Varthaman namely 'Abhinandan Dwar' at the Ambala Cantonment.

This gate has been built at a cost of Rs 30 lakh by the Cantonment Board Ambala (CBA) and its construction was completed nearly a month ago but the finishing and inaugurations were pending.



Varun Kalia, chief executing officer, CBA said, "The name of the gate has been decided with a consensus of the members of the board during a meeting held in the recent past. The members suggested that the gate should be named after WC Abhinandan so the youths of the area feel motivated and also we have a large presence of Air Force in Ambala Cantonment. This gate is a part of our Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) Corridor which is being developed on the Mall road of the Cantonment."



As per the information, a lake in the area of 8 acres is also being constructed in cantonment at the cost of around Rs 1.5 crore.

After the inauguration of the gate, minister Anil Vij said, "The board developed the Abhinandan Dwar and its name is kept so because today Abhinandan has become the symbol of bravery in the nation. It is a huge achievement that how Abhinandan has destroyed an F-16 with a MiG and the entire nation is saluting him, therefore, this gate has been dedicated to him."


Moreover, Vij said, "NMT corridor is being developed here in which residents can do cycling, running and walking. A lake is also being constructed to beautify the cantonment, systems of rainwater harvesting, sitting arrangements and plantations are being installed and overall after the completion of the project it would add to the beautification of this cantonment."

However, CEO Kalia informed that President CBA, Brig SS Sidhu could not attend the inauguration function of the gate due to his non-availability.