Independence Day celebrations at Keezha Valadi near Lalgudi were made more joyous on Monday by the reopening of a commemorative arch built to honour the contribution of soldiers from the region to World War 1 (1914-18) as part of the British troops.
Originally erected by Dewan Bahadur G. Krishnamachariar and opened by Dewan Bahadur Sir T. Desikachariar, Trichinopoly District Board president, on August 10, 1922, the arch, bearing the phrase ‘Lest We Forget’ had fallen into disrepair, with the parts of the structure getting eroded over time.
