NEW DELHI: The government is set to redeploy defence personnel at the India Gate to guard the National War Memorial. As of now, private security guards, including some ex-servicemen, are deployed on the Kartavya Path and India Gate.Sources said the defence and urban affairs ministries are working out the modalities for reverting to the old system of deploying defence personnel, considering the exponentially high footfall in the area on the weekends and other holidays. The Army personnel were gradually withdrawn after the ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’, an iconic symbol to honour martyrs, was merged with the flame at the National War Memorial in January 2022.TOI has learnt that the defence ministry has communicated to the housing and urban affairs ministry that while deployment of private guards could take care of the rest of the area, there is a need to put defence personnel at India Gate to ensure that the iconic structure does not get damaged.Sources said the discussions on the deployment of army personnel has been going on for a few months. The Central Public Works Department, which manages the area, has also installed CCTV cameras to monitor activities around India Gate and Kartavya Path.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/defence-personnel-likely-to-be-back-in-delhis-india-gate/articleshow/100024068.cms
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