VISIT TO HUSSAINIWALA BORDER CROSSING AND BHAGAT SINGH MEMORIAL - I

CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY,
C/O COL GKS REDDY,hile on a visit

Secunderabad - 500 015.

VISIT TO HUSSAINIWALA BORDER CROSSING AND BHAGAT SINGH MEMORIAL

Introduction

          Visited Hussainiwala Border post and Bhagat Singh Memorial on 10 Feb 2016 along with all the Veterans of my parent Unit, who were in the Area for a Veterans Re-Union from 09 Feb 2016 to 11 Feb 2016.

Hussainiwala

          The village is named after the Muslim Peer Baba Hussainiwala ji (Saint Hussaini wala or Saint "who is of Husain"), whose tomb is in the Border Security Force headquarters at Hussainiwala

Hussainiwala Border Post

          The Hussainiwala border crossing is now closed for travelers, although a flag retreat ceremony is still held daily. Until 1970, it was the principal road crossing between India and Pakistan, and was a trade route for truckers, mostly for the import of Kandahari Angoor (dehydrated grapes) and other fruits and food products from Pakistan and Afghanistan. The border crossing was replaced by the border crossing at Wagah, a little further north. In 2005 there were proposals to reopen the border, but it has not yet frutified and the Border Post remains closed.

The Entry Gate at Hussainiwala Memorial

A BSF Sniffer Dog Guarding the Entry 

The Inner Gate to The Border Crossing Entry. Self with a Friend

The Pakistani Visitors Gallery at the Border Post

Another View of the Pakistani Visitors Gallery with The Border Gate in the Foreground

The Central Portion of the Pakistani Visitors Gallery

A Close up of the Pakistani Ranger and some of the Pakistani Visitors

The Indian Visitors Gallery

Another View of the Indian Visitors Gallery

A Closeup View of the Indian Visitors Gallery

Border Gates Open and the Soldiers on Both sides Ready for the Flag Down Ceremony

A View of the Indian and Pakistani Flags before the Flag Down Ceremony

 The Complete Flag Downing Guard on the Indian Side

Flag Downing Ceremony In Progress. Note that, the Indian 

Soldier is on the Pakistani Side and vice Versa

The Flags are down and Being Folded

Note - The Information about Hussainiwala has been extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.