He was the first Chief of Defence Staff of the country and died in the MI 17 V5Chopper Chopper accident along with 11 other people.M.
Selvamurugan of Nilgiris Heritage Protection Site told IANS that if the Government of Tamil Nadu renames Kattery Horticulture Park to General Bipin Rawat it would be a fitting tribute for the brave soldier, and his team who lost their lives in the chopper accident.The park will be named after General Bipin Rawat, whose memories will continue to inspire future generations.
Kattery Horticulture Park is situated near Coonoor on Ooty Mettupalayam National Highway.Nilgiris, Ooty and Ooty both are very popular tourist destinations.
T.A.T.A.This will instill a sense of national pride among children visiting these places as part of school trips.
He stated that General Bipin Rawat’s death, Madhulika Rawat his wife, and eleven other soldiers were “taken emotionally by people of the nation and local people were also distraught by the tragedy and such huge implications.”
K.Natarajan, founder of Heritage Steam Chariot Trust also is a votary for renaming the Kattery Horticulture park after General Bipin Rawat.
He also said that the statues of the late General and all the soldiers killed in the chopper crash should be installed at the Kattery Park.
However, Nilgiris District Collector S.P.Amrith said that so far he had not received any request from any individual or organisation to rename the Kattery Park after General Bipin Rawat.
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