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LAHORE: A month ago India erected the ‘largest ever’ national flag at the Attari border with Pakistan, which can be seen from a distance in Lahore.
Now the reports coming in from the other side of the border suggest that due to the ill-planning of Indian officials, the flag had to be taken down because strong winds tearing it up again and again and is being replaced for the fourth time.
According to a BBC Urdu report, concerned authorities have thrice changed the flag because in Indian Constitution hoisting a torn flag is a crime and now the border authorities are facing severe criticism over the matter from the citizens.
Pakistan accused India of spying with the use of a 110 metres high flag post by fitting cameras into it. The matter was taken up with the Border Security Force, India's paramilitary force stationed on the borders.
Weighing 55 tons, the flag stands 110 metres long and is 24 metres wide. India meant to fly the flag on January 26 but this was delayed due to technical reasons. This is India's largest ever flag which has overtaken the previous one which is stationed at Ranchi. The previous highest flag was 300 feet high.
