Gorakhpur: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will unfurl the highest national flag in the state at Ramgarh lake area on January 13.
The 246-foot-high tricolor at Ramgarhtal lake area will be another addition to the attraction of Gorakhpur.
The flag would be visible from a distance of 15 km. The chief minister will also inaugurate jetty entrance gate and Buddha gate at Ramgarh Lake and will be the chief guest of the closing ceremony of the two-day Gorakhpur Mahotsav. He will also distribute motorized tricycles among differently-abled people.
Industrialist Amar Tulsiyan had started working on his highest flag project in December 2017 after taking permission from Gorakhpur administration.
Till date the highest tricolour in the state is in Ghaziabad which is 211 foot high. The flag in Gorakhpur would be 246 feet high and 540 square feet in area.
Meanwhile, sharing details of the Mahotsav, Gorakhpur division commissioner Jayant Narlikar said Bollywood artists have not been invited this year due to the Covid pandemic, and local artists would be promoted.
Tourism minister Neelkanth Tiwari would be the chief guest at Mahotsav inauguration and a Khadi fashion show would be staged in the evening.
On the second day, a bird watching and wildlife photo exhibition in the wetland of Shaheed Ashfaqullah Khan zoo would be held. The program is organized under the joint aegis of the forest department, Gorakhpur zoo and Heritage foundation.
MP Ravi Kishan would be the chief guest of the programme.