Last year, nearly 25,000 persons had attended the Republic Day parade. On the other hand, the Ministry of External authorities are yet to take a call on whether chief guests would be invited this year. There was no chief guest at the parade last year.
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The aim is to maintain social distancing at all times so that the parade amid rising Covid-19 and Omicron cases.[/caption]
The official said this year, the Beating Retreat ceremony would also witness projection mapping to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of Independence. "Botlab Dynamics, a start-up incubated at IIT-Delhi, will organise the show where 1,000 drones will configure themselves in multiple formations during the show," he added.
He said all drones were indigenously developed and designed. Indian would become the fourth country after China, Russia and United States to organise such a massive drone show.
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This year, the Beating Retreat ceremony would also witness projection mapping to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of Independence.[/caption]
This year, the Beating Retreat ceremony would also witness projection mapping to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of Independence.[/caption]
Autorickshaw drivers, sanitation workers, frontline workers in list of guests
For the first time, the list of invitees to Republic Day celebrations include autorickshaw drivers, construction workers, sanitation workers and frontline workers. A senior Ministry of Defence official said a special effort had been made to give opportunity who never get a chance to see the Republic Day celebration.
-PTC News