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India will will celebrate 68th Republic Day on January 26 tomorrow and the main function will be organized at Rajpath in the national capital where President Pranab Mukherjee will take the salute of the parade. Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi will be the Chief Guest during the ceremony.
Flypast by the RUDRA armed helicopter, motorcycle display by the Shwetashwa of the Corps of Military Police, 15 Marching contingents of Armed forces, Para Military forces and NCC will participate in the ceremony. The National Security Guard, NSG will make its debut in the Republic Day parade this year.
A contingent of UAE soldiers will also march down the Rajpath during the Parade Ceremony. The tableaux from 17 states states and six ministries showcasing varied themes starting from country’s rich cultural heritage, socio-economic development to nation’s progress including commemoration of the 160th birth anniversary of Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak, school education, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao campaign, Jammu and Kashmir’s Winter Sports at Gulmarg will be seen during the parade. Lakshadweep tableaux will participated in the parade after 26 years and Delhi tableaux after 3 years.
Security has been beefed up in and around the Rajpath in view of today’s ceremony. Delhi Police has also tightened the security in different parts of the city.
The national capital has been brought under ground-to-air security cover with thousands of armed personnel keeping a tight vigil for the Republic Day celebrations. The entire Central and New Delhi region will have nearly 50,000 security personnel drawn from Delhi Police and central security forces guarding every nook and corner.
CCTV cameras have been installed and eight control rooms have been set up to monitor the feed from the cameras. Various security layers have been put in place and Delhi Police personnel along with paramilitary and NSG commandos have been deployed.