National police memorial to be ready by Oct 21

The first national police memorial with names of nearly 50,000 policemen, who laid down their lives in the line of duty since Independence, will be inaugurated on October 21, coinciding with the national police commemoration day.
The Rs 50 crore structure is being constructed on a 6.3-acre plot in the heart of the national capital's diplomatic zone of Chanakyapuri, eight years after a similar structure was dismantled following protests by activists, who objected to its height.
As per the new plan, names of around 50,000 martyrs from all police forces in the country will be inscribed at the 'Wall of Valour'. There will be a police museum, a parade ground, beside others.

The memorial is being constructed using Dholpur stone, red sandstone, white and coloured pebbles and stainless steel. A line of trees will surround the memorial.
"Around 60 per cent work of the memorial is completed and we are trying to finish the remaining work by September so that it could be inaugurated on October 21, the national police commemoration day," said M K Singla, Special Secretary (Internal Security) in the Home Ministry.
The memorial is being built to honour the various police forces, from the local to the central paramilitary forces.

It was earlier coming up at the same site but was the subject of a lawsuit by heritage activists, forcing the government to dismantle the half-built structure.

The new structure is being built in conformity with the guidelines of the Delhi Urban Art Commission.
In November 2014, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had announced that the national police memorial will be built in Delhi and government had earmarked Rs 50 crore for it.