Chhattisgarh: Bastar Tiranga Yatra to take tricolour to 90 places where it was never hoisted since Independence

Raipur, Aug. 12 -- Chhattisgarh will mark the 80th Independence Day with the Tricolour being hoisted at 90 locations across the state, where, according to the government, the national flag has not been unfurled since Independence. With Maoist insurgency now eradicated from Chhattisgarh, the initiative seeks to take the message of freedom and development to places that remained beyond the reach of development for decades.

Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, the Chhattisgarh government is organising the Bastar Tiranga Yatra 2026. The four-day yatra will be held from August 12 to 15, with Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma and Forest and Climate Change Minister Kedar Kashyap joining the programme. The motorcycle rall...