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M.G. Road painted in tricolour as Vijayawada celebrates Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

The Tricolour was ubiquitous on the city's M.G. Road as thousands of students gathered holding the national flag during the launch of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations on Saturday.

Students from various educational institutions in the district formed a human chain and held a 3.5-km-long national flag between Benz Circle and the Police Control Room junction. Several other students took out a rally holding thousands of flags and raising slogans.

Special Chief Secretary Rajat Bhargava and NTR district Collector S. Dilli Rao went round on a motorcycle to oversee the arrangements.

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