Work on National War Memorial likely to be completed by Dec end: Army chief

Work on the National War Memorial near India Gate is likely to be completed by end of December, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat said here Wednesday.

The memorial will honour soldiers who have laid down their lives for the country since Independence.

"The work on the National War Memorial is likely to be completed by this year end. It will include a wall that will carry the names of those soldiers who have laid down their lives for the country," Gen Rawat told PTI on the sidelines of an event at South Block here.

The Army chief said, "the memorial would be iconic and serve as a new landmark, which would attract people from near and far."