Ahead of the 77th Independence Day, Prasar Bharati has made elaborate arrangements for live coverage of festivities from the Red Fort.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the Nation in celebrating the 77th Independence Day from the Red Fort. He will unfurl the National Flag and deliver an address to the nation from the ramparts of the historic monument.
This year’s Independence Day will culminate in the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations, which were launched by the prime minister from Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on 12th March, 2021.
A number of new initiatives have been taken to celebrate the 77th Independence Day. A large number of guests have been invited as compared to last year.
Doordarshan’s live coverage of Independence Day celebrations this 15th August will be done by more than 40 camera views to give a rich and wide perspective of the historical moment when Prime Minister Modi unfurls the Tricolour at the Red Fort.
Doordarshan has deployed 41 Cameras, of which 36 have been deployed at Red Fort and five at Rajghat. This includes five robotic unmanned cameras. The intricate set-up also has in addition two 360-degree view cameras. Four cameras have been mounted on Jimmy Jibs and one on Scissor Crane to give dynamic camera angles to the event.
A strong and experienced team has been deployed for the live coverage of Prime Minister’s speech on 15th August, with the live scheduled to start at 6:15 am.
The camera team includes two female camerapersons. The live coverage will be carried across the network of Doordarshan with sign language translation on Doordarshan News. The coverage will be accompanied by simultaneous live stream on YouTube.
National channels of All India Radio will broadcast the entire celebration Live in English and Hindi commentaries. All India Radio will broadcast various patriotic and cultural programmes throughout the day.
The regional stations of Doordarshan and Akashvani in different states will broadcast local Independence Day celebrations in their respective states.