Pakistani authorities suspect that India’s on the border of the giant flag can be used for spying on their country. About it writes The Independent.
According to Khaleej Times, the flag was raised on 5 March, its length is 36 meters, width — 24. The flagpole is almost 110 meters. The banner can be seen from the large Pakistani city of Lahore, near the border.
The base of the structure, which weighs 55 tons, is made in such a way that it could withstand wind speeds of 180 kilometers per hour. The cost of the project amounted to 36 million rupees (more than 530 thousand dollars). The maintenance contract for the building concluded with a private company for three years.
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It is assumed that this flag, which is raised to the maximum height of India, will become a tourist attraction.
Apparently, writing the publication, in Pakistan fear that India could install on the flagpole camera to spy, and call to take him away from the border. In Islamabad believe that the neighbouring state had violated international treaties.
Indian authorities indicate that the flag was set 200 metres from the border, which can not be considered a violation. “This is our national flag, and nobody can prevent us to pick it up on our land,” said a local official.
Before that, the tallest in India, was the flag in the state capital of Jharkhand — Ranchi. There is a banner placed on a flagpole about 90 feet.