Republic Day Celebrations: ITBP Personnel Hoist Flag at Altitude of 15,000 Feet

The ITBP personnel, also known as Himveers, celebrated India’s Republic Day at a temperature of -3 5 degree celsius.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel hoisted the Tricolor and marched on the snow-clad borders of Ladakh, which are at an altitude of 15,000 feet on Wednesday, 26 January.

The ITBP personnel, also known as Himveers, commemorated India’s 73rd Republic Day at a temperature of -35 degree celsius.

On 73rd #RepublicDay, let's listen to the ITBP Constable Lovely Singh singing a song dedicated to the nation:

"हम हिन्दुस्तानी हैं
सैनिक तूफानी हैं.."#RepublicDay2022 #RepublicDayIndia@PMOIndia @DefenceMinIndia @rajnathsingh @PIBHomeAffairs @ianuragthakur

📽️: @ITBP_official pic.twitter.com/9O4pUKJ1N0

— Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) January 26, 2022

ITBP posted photos and videos of its personnel celebrating Republic Day. Another video shared by news agency ANI showed Himveers performing a ski march at Auli in Uttarakhand at -20 degree celsius.

Republic Day Celebrations in Delhi

Meanwhile, the national capital celebrated the 73rd Republic Day in the newly developed Central Vista avenue for the first time.

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At the annual procession that highlights India's cultural and military richness, tableaux of 12 states and 9 Union ministries are meant to be displayed, and a grand 75-aircraft flypast by the Indian Air Force will also be performed.

The parade is being held keeping COVID protocols in mind.

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