Via PTI
NEW DELHI: This 12 months’s Republic Day parade can have 16 marching contingents, 17 army bands and 25 tableaux of quite a lot of states, departments and military, the Indian Military mentioned in a remark on Saturday.
The Military shall be represented by means of a fastened column of cavalry, 14 mechanised columns, six marching contingents and a flypast by means of complex mild helicopters of its aviation wing on the Republic Day parade-2022 (RDP-2022), it mentioned.
The mechanised columns of the Military will display one PT-76 tank, one Centurion tank, two MBT Arjun MK-I tanks, one APC TOPAS armoured workforce carriers, one BMP-I infantry combating automobile and two BMP-II infantry combating automobiles, it mentioned.
One 75/24 Pack howitzer, two Dhanush howitzers, one PMS bridge-laying gadget, two Sarvatra bridge-laying techniques, one HT-16 digital struggle gadget, two Taran Shakti digital struggle techniques, one Tiger Cat missile gadget and two Akash missile techniques can also be a part of the mechanised columns.
The six marching contingents of the Indian Military shall be of Rajput Regiment, Assam Regiment, Jammu and Kashmir Mild Infantry, Sikh Mild Infantry, Military Ordnance Corps Regiment and Parachute Regiment, in line with the remark.
One marching contingent each and every of the Indian Air Drive and the Indian Military can even take part in RDP-2022, the remark mentioned.
From the central paramilitary forces, 5 marching contingents of Central Reserve Police Drive (CRPF), Central Commercial Police Drive (CISF), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Border Safety Drive (BSF) will take part in RDP-2022, it mentioned.
Total, there shall be 16 marching contingents from the military, central paramilitary forces, Delhi Police, Nationwide Cadet Corps (NCC), Nationwide Provider Scheme (NSS) along side 17 army bands, pipes and drum bands on the parade, it famous. Two Param Vir Chakra and one Ashok Chakra awardees can even take part on this 12 months’s parade.
Sooner than the graduation of RDP-2022, High Minister Narendra Modi will lead the country in harking back to the warriors who made the ultimate sacrifice by means of laying a wreath on the Nationwide Battle Memorial, the remark mentioned.
RDP-2022 will start at 10.30 am and finish at 12 midday, it mentioned. Twenty-five tableaux of quite a lot of states, departments and military shall be a part of RDP-2022, it mentioned.
Two groups — one male crew of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and one feminine crew of Border Safety Officer (BSF) — will do the motorbike show.
Lieutenant Common Vijay Kumar Mishra, Common Officer Commanding Delhi House, would be the parade commander and Main Common Alok Kacker, Leader of Workforce Delhi House, would be the second-in-command of the parade, the remark mentioned.
RDP-2022 will march from Vijay Chowk to the Nationwide Stadium during the conventional direction of Rajpath, it mentioned.
