
India will celebrate its 78th year of independence this year. Hoisting the Tricolour flag at Red Fort lifts the entire nation with joy and enthusiasm. On this occasion, let’s look at the country’s five highest flagpoles.
Here are 5 tallest flagpoles with tricolour in India
1. Belgaum, Karnataka
The tallest Indian flagpoles can be found in Belagavi, also known as Belgaum Fort, near Kote Kere, Karnataka. It stands at 110 meters, or 361 feet. The tricolour swings there in all its splendour. In 2018, Ramesh Jarkiholi, the District in-charge Minister, unveiled the flag pole.
2. Attari Border, Punjab
One of Punjab’s most popular tourist destinations is the Attari Border (between India and Pakistan). It is also known as the Wagah Border. The Indian national flag, hoisted here in 2017 by then-Punjab Minister Anil Joshi, stands 360 feet (110 meters) tall.
3. Bhakti Shakti, Pune
The Bhakti Shakti flag was raised at Nigdi in 2018 by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). The flag is made of knitted polyester and the flagpole is 42 tons tall (107 meters or 351 feet in height).
4. Guwahati
Few people know that Guwahati is the home of the fourth-highest national flag, which was unveiled on the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. This flag is impressive to see, standing at a height of 319.5 feet atop Sarania Hill at the Gandhi Mandap memorial for Mahatma Gandhi.
5. Kolhapur
Kolhapur is renowned for having the fifth-highest flag post in India, where the tricolour can be seen at 303 feet! The flag was hoisted on Maharashtra Day and is situated at Kasaba Bawada’s Police Garden.