The department, in its letter dated October 29, has requested the Bengaluru traffic police to install a CCTV camera pole at least 100 meters away from the monument.
The department, in its letter dated October 29, has requested the Bengaluru traffic police to install a CCTV camera pole at least 100 meters away from the monument.
The Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage has written a letter to the Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP), requesting it to move a CCTV pole recently installed near the Mysore Lancers Haifa Memorial at RT Nagar.
The department, in its letter dated October 29, has requested the traffic police to move the pole of the CCTV camera at least 100 meters away from the monument.
The Mysore Lancers Haifa Memorial is a landmark in the city which was commissioned by Krishnaraja Wadiyar, the then Maharaja of Mysore Nalwadi. “The Mysore Lancers were a personal force of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and played an important role in the liberation of Haifa,” the letter said.
Two Indian cavalry brigades under British General Edmund Allenby fought to liberate the Israeli city of Haifa from Turkish-German forces in 1918 during World War I. According to the Department of Archaeology, Museums and Heritage, every 23 September is celebrated as Haifa Day. Indian Army at this memorial.
The Mysore Lancers War Memorial at RT Nagar main road near the entrance of Doordarshan Kendra marks the Haifa episode in the history of our armed forces. The Battle of Haifa, fought on September 22 and 23 of 1918, is considered the most fierce and valiantly fought in World War I.
“Some soldiers of the Mysore Lancers died in battle, while many others emerged victorious in 1920 after the war ended. The Lancers eventually merged with the Indian Army in 1950. The Mysore Lancers excelled in every campaign they fought and Even Napoleon is said to have admired his bravery,” said an official of the department.
The memorial was erected near the entrance of Doordarshan Kendra on the main road leading to RT Nagar as the army was based in Bengaluru and many soldiers from here had sacrificed their lives in the war. The tall and artistically carved obelisk is placed on a pedestal. Surrounding the pedestal are descriptions of the Mysore Lancers and the battles in which they took part.
However, the Joint Commissioner (Traffic) could not be reached for comment.