Republic Day parade to have 25 tableaux, 16 marching contingents, 17 military bands

This years Republic Day parade will have 16 marching contingents 17 military bands and 25 tableaux of various states departments and armed forces the Indian Army said in a statementThe Army will be represented by a mounted column of cavalry 14 mechanised columns six marching contingents and a flypast by advanced light helicopters of its aviation wing at the Republic Day parade2022 RDP2022 it saidThe mechanised columns of the Army will show one PT76 tank one Centurion tank two MBT Arjun MKI tanks one OT62 TOPAS armoured personnel carrier one BMPI infantry fighting vehicle and two BMPII infantry fighting vehicles it stated One 7524 Pack howitzer two Dhanush howitzers one PMS bridgelaying system two Sarvatra bridgelaying systems one HT16 electronic warfare system two Taran Shakti electronic warfare systems one Tiger Cat missile system and two Akash missile systems will also be part of the mechanised columns at RDP22 PT76 Centurion tank OT62 and 7524 Pack howitzer played a major role in the 1971 IndoPak war in which India defeated PakistanThe war led to the creation of Bangladesh The six marching contingents of the Indian Army at RDP2022 will be of Rajput Regiment Assam Regiment Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Sikh Light Infantry Army Ordnance Corps Regiment and Parachute Regiment according to the statement One marching contingent each of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy will also participate in RDP2022 the statement saidFrom the central paramilitary forces five marching contingents of Central Reserve Police Force CRPF Central Industrial Police Force CISF Sashastra Seema Bal SSB Indian Coast Guard ICG and Border Security Force BSF will participate in RDP2022 it stated Overall there will be 16 marching contingents from armed forces central paramilitary forces Delhi Police National Cadet Corps NCC National Service Scheme NSS along with 17 military bands pipes and drum bands at the parade it notedTwo Param Vir Chakra awardees and one Ashok Chakra awardee will also participate in this years parade Before the commencement of RDP2022 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the nation in paying homage to the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice by laying a wreath at the National War Memorial the statement said RDP2022 will begin at 1030 am and end at 12 noon it saidTwentyfive tableaux of various states departments and armed forces will be part of RDP2022 it said Two teams one male team of IndoTibetan Border Police ITBP and one female team of Border Security Officer BSF will do the motorcycle display Lieutenant General Vijay Kumar Mishra General Officer Commanding Delhi Area will be the parade commander and Major General Alok Kacker Chief of Staff Delhi Area will be the secondincommand of the parade the statement said RDP2022 will march from Vijay Chowk to the National Stadium through the traditional route of Rajpath it saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever