'Wings over Ganga' air show was organized in Varanasi on the occasion of the 94th foundation year of the Indian Air Force. On October 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also participated in the event. A total of 100 aircraft including Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage-2000, MiG-29, Jaguar, Apache and Chinook participated in the air show. More than 11,500 soldiers were deployed for security and crowd management.
Tezzbuzz Desk – Fighter planes and helicopters demonstrated their strength in the sky in the 'Wings over Ganga' air show organized on the occasion of the 94th foundation year of the Indian Air Force in Varanasi. Aircraft and helicopters like Rafale, Sukhoi, Mirage-2000, MiG-29, Jaguar, Apache and Chinook participated in the event. A total of 100 aircraft participated in this four-day event which started from October 22. These include 52 fighter aircraft, 15 transport aircraft, 32 helicopters and one heritage aircraft.
On October 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also participated in the event and did a road show. In view of the possibility of a large number of people arriving to watch the air show, the police administration made elaborate arrangements for security and crowd management. According to the police, more than 11,500 personnel were deployed for security arrangements and surveillance was maintained through 200 CCTV cameras.
District divided into 30 zones and more than 50 sectors
Police Commissioner Mohit Aggarwal told ABP Live that the district was divided into 30 zones and more than 50 sectors to conduct the air show in a safe and orderly manner. More than 11,500 soldiers were deployed to strengthen the security system.
Arrangements were made to control the crowd of around 50 lakh people during the event. New police stations and police centers were also built to improve crowd management and security arrangements. Namo Ghat was the main center of the air show on Sunday. It was from here that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Indian Army officers and other guests watched the aerial display.
Planes took off from 12 airbases
In the air show, planes took off from 12 airbases of the country including Chennai and Gwalior. For the first time, an air display was organized on such a large scale in Kashi, in which everything from fighter planes to transport planes and helicopters demonstrated their capabilities.
Fighter aircraft like Rafale, Mirage-2000, Sukhoi, MiG-29 and Jaguar participated in this event. Along with these, Apache and Chinook helicopters also showed their strength. At the same time, transport aircraft like C-295, C-17 and C-130 took part in the aerial display.
Kashi's cultural identity seen in the sky
Along with the display of military aircraft, a glimpse of the cultural and religious identity of Kashi was also seen in the 'Wings Over Ganga' air show. During the event, formations based on names like Mahadev, Nataraja, Kailash, Vishwanath, Tridev, Varuna, Hanuman, Omkar, Bhagirathi, Kashi and Rudra were made in the sky.
In this way, along with the display of the military capability of the Indian Air Force, the religious and cultural heritage of Varanasi was also specially displayed in the air show.