DW BUREAU / Chandigarh The construction work of 'Shaheed Samarak of the First War of Independence' being built in the memory of innumerable warriors and fighters of the first freedom struggle of 1857 in Ambala Cantonment, Haryana. Art work will be started in the memorial and this memorial will be inaugurated during the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav year. In this memorial, the events of 1857 revolution will be brought to life in a virtual way and will also be displayed for the enlightenment of the visitors. This information was given during a review meeting held under the chairmanship of Haryana Home and Health Minister Anil Vij, with the officers of various departments in connection with the 'Shaheed Samarak of the First War of Independence', held here today. It is noteworthy that this Shaheed Samarak is being established by the Department of Information, Public Relations and Languages. This Shaheed Samarak will be established on 22 acres of land. Sh. Vij directed the officials to speed up the work of the memorial so that the memorial can be made operational for the visitors at the earliest. He said that this Shaheed Smarak will develop into a major tourist centre, which will probably be the largest in the country. A committee of historians has also been formed to showcase the objects and stories of history in relation to the establishment of the Shaheed Samarak, in which their suggestions will be incorporated and displayed through art, light and sound etc. During the meeting, a power point presentation was also made in relation to 'Shaheed Samarak of the First War of Independence', in which it was told that in order to make this Shaheed Samarak the best, the country's well-known script writer Atul Tiwari has described various incidents during 1857 in the introductory film. In the meeting, the Minister was apprised that this monument will be unique in itself and a capsule will be prepared in relation to the history of Haryana and the arrival of the British, in which the events that happened before and during 1857 would be depicted in a virtual way. In this illustration, when and how the revolt of 1857 started in Ambala before Meerut and the plan of this revolution will be made known to the visitors. In this regard, various documents during 1857 are being collected, which will also be displayed. Apart from this, a documentary will also be prepared about Haryana in which the stories and events of 1857 revolution in different cities of Haryana will be shown in a virtual way. During the meeting, the Home Minister said that the people of Haryana are brave and during 1857, the people of Haryana had fought the British by turning their tools as weapons. He said that during 1857, the British had called these people of Haryana as Kali Paltan i.e. the people of Haryana had planned to carry out this revolution in a planned manner. (editor@dailyworld.in)