Bengaluru: 78-feet-tall monolith at National Military Memorial to be inaugurated by December

PC Mohan along with his Rajya Sabha counterpart from the city, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, visited the NMM on Wednesday to review work in progress there.

The 78-feet tall jumbo monolith (Veeragallu) structure which is 450-tonne heavy bears the names of martyred soldiers who fought for the country. Express Photo

The installation of the 78-feet tall jumbo monolith (Veeragallu) structure bearing the names of martyred soldiers who fought for the country is currently in progress. The structure was originally scheduled to be erected by the end of July 2019.

The monolith had to undertake a 20-day journey to reach its destination on Sankey Road on Wednesday after beginning from Koira quarry in Devanahalli, on the outskirts of Bangalore. The BDA had to bring in a 240-tier trailer from Mumbai for the transportation of the monolith built at a cost of around Rs 1 crore. A whopping Rs 5.46 crore was spent on logistical arrangements for the same, BDA officials said.

The National Military Memorial in Bengaluru was dedicated to the nation by the then Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur on February 10, 2009.

Reaffirming the assurance given by BDA officials, MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrote on Twitter, “Requested @BDABlr Commissioner to complete the project at earliest as it has been for 10 years and he has agreed to do so.”

Visited #NationalMilitaryMemorial #Bengaluru along with @PCMohanMP and BDA Commissioner.

Requested @BDABlr Commissioner to complete the project at earliest as it has been for 10 years and he has agreed to do so. pic.twitter.com/SjcekbuKEP

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar ???? (@rajeev_mp) August 21, 2019

The memorial was dedicated to the nation by the then Karnataka governor Rameshwar Thakur on February 10, 2009. Incidentally, BS Yediyurappa was the chief minister then as well.