Ambala Cantonment gets ‘Abhinandan Dwar’
TNN | Updated: Mar 8, 2019, 10:35 IST
The gate has been built at a cost of Rs 30 lakh.AMBALA: Haryana cabinet minister Anil Vij on Thursday inaugurated ‘Abhinandan Dwar’ named after Wing Commander (WC) Abhinandan Varthaman at Ambala Cantonment. The 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, CBA chief executing officer, said, “Name of the gate has been decided with a consensus of the board members 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 corridor that is being developed on the Mall Road of the city.”
As per sources, a lake on 8 acres is also being constructed in Cantonment area at the cost of around Rs 1.5 crore.
Varun Kalia, CBA chief executing officer, said, “Name of the gate has been decided with a consensus of the board members 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 corridor that is being developed on the Mall Road of the city.”
As per sources, a lake on 8 acres is also being constructed in Cantonment area at the cost of around Rs 1.5 crore.
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