Advisor to the Lt. Governor, Ladakh, Umang Narula reviewed arrangements for the 73rd Republic Day, 2022 celebrations at UT Secretariat on December 30.
 
The main function will be held at Polo Ground in Leh and the Lt. Governor, Ladakh will unfurl the National Flag. The Republic Day function in Kargil will be held at the Khree Sultan Chow Stadium.
 
Advisor Narula directed the concerned officials to ensure that Republic Day celebrations strictly adhere to the Covid-19 protocols and make arrangements accordingly. It was decided that attendance for the event would be only by invitation in view of Covid-19 restrictions and seating arrangements shall be made as per social distancing norms. Selected Covid Warriors, ex-servicemen and persons with disability would be invited to the National function. The event would be webcast live for a wider reach. The Indian Air Force agreed to carry out a flypast on the occasion. The Deputy Commissioners Leh and Kargil, Cultural Academy, and Youth Services and Sports Department shall conduct inter-school and inter-college online competitions centered around patriotic and nation-building themes through digital platforms. The winners of the contests will be announced on the day of the function. Besides, it was decided that the function would be celebrated under the overall banner of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
 
The Advisor directed for setting up of medical facilities in and outside the venue and also to keep the required number of Critical Care Ambulances and medical teams. DC, Leh informed that contactless sanitizers shall be installed on the sides of the pavilion along with a thermal screening of guests and participants.
 
Ajeet Kumar Sahu, Commissioner/Secretary, GAD, shared various aspects of arrangements such as the venue of the function, programme, including flag hoisting, speeches, marching contingent and band, number of cultural performances, security arrangement, illumination of government offices and buildings, refreshments, public address system, preparation of invitation cards, seating arrangements and decoration, traffic arrangements, air show by Indian Air Force and setting up of control room. 
 
Saugat Biswas, Divisional Commissioner, would be overall in charge and coordinator for the function. The Advisor also assigned arrangement responsibilities to various departments and committees as per the work requirement and instructed the concerned HODs to undertake the responsibility efficiently.