KUPWARA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan today chaired a comprehensive meeting of officers to review the preparations for the upcoming ‘Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign 2025 as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.

‘Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign 2025 is aimed to scale up public participation across all panchayats, urban wards, educational institutions and prominent locations. The celebrations shall commence from 2nd to 15th August in three phases.

In the first phase which shall be held from 2nd to 8th August, the activities will involve decorating of school walls, display of exhibitions; organizing Tirganga Rangoli competitions across schools, colleges, public places and other activities.

During the 2nd phase to be held from 9th to 12th August, a big event- Tiranga Mahotsav will be held with focus on local products, products of SHGs, sale of Tiranga color theme items, besides selfie-booths to be prominently displayed and facilitated with proper branding for encouraging selfie uploads on the harghartiranga website. Tiranga bike rally is also to be organized during the 2nd phase.

During the 3rd and last phase from 13th to 15th August, flag hoisting ceremonies and lighting of government buildings, educational institutions, hotels, offices, bridges etc will be done.

During the meeting, DC emphasized the importance of widespread participation in the campaign. She directed all departments to ensure effective coordination for the distribution of flags, awareness generation, and mobilization at grassroots level.

She directed the officers to involve school children, youth clubs, self-help groups, and civil society in awareness drives and flag-hoisting events across the district.

DC also reviewed logistics for procurement and distribution of national flags to households and public institutions, stressing transparency and efficiency in the process.

The meeting was attended by ADC Kupwara, Gulzar Ahmad; ACR Kupwara, SDM Lolab, ACD, CEO, Tehsildar, BDOs and other concerned.