Bangalore:
The Queen's Baton Relay (QBR), a pre-game publicity devise used to promote the Commonwealth Games and the host country, would enter India on June 25 from Pakistan at the Wagah border after a long international journey, a top official said on Wednesday.
"It's going to be a 100-day, 20,000 km journey across India," Lt Gen Raj Kadyan, Additional Director General - QBR 2010 Delhi Organising Committee Commonwealth Games, told reporters.
"It will travel to all states and Union Territories of India using different modes of transportation and connecting with maximum members of the community," he said.
During the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi on October 3, the final baton bearer would hand the baton back to Her Majesty or Her representative, where the Queen's message that was placed on the baton some 11 months ago would be read aloud, officially opening the Games.
QBR was launched by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on October 29 last year, in the presence of President Pratibha Patil.
It is scheduled to cover 1,90,000 km and travel to all 71 Commonwealth nations.
With the soil collected from different parts of the country and physically glued on its exterior, the baton carries "the soul, the spirit and essence of India".
It is packed with latest technology and the customary Queen's message is laser-etched in miniature on a gold leaf placed beneath a clear casing. The baton captures the ambient sights and sounds and has a system of LED lights that change colour to match the colour of the flag of the host country.
"It's going to be a 100-day, 20,000 km journey across India," Lt Gen Raj Kadyan, Additional Director General - QBR 2010 Delhi Organising Committee Commonwealth Games, told reporters.
"It will travel to all states and Union Territories of India using different modes of transportation and connecting with maximum members of the community," he said.
During the opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi on October 3, the final baton bearer would hand the baton back to Her Majesty or Her representative, where the Queen's message that was placed on the baton some 11 months ago would be read aloud, officially opening the Games.
QBR was launched by the Queen at Buckingham Palace on October 29 last year, in the presence of President Pratibha Patil.
It is scheduled to cover 1,90,000 km and travel to all 71 Commonwealth nations.
With the soil collected from different parts of the country and physically glued on its exterior, the baton carries "the soul, the spirit and essence of India".
It is packed with latest technology and the customary Queen's message is laser-etched in miniature on a gold leaf placed beneath a clear casing. The baton captures the ambient sights and sounds and has a system of LED lights that change colour to match the colour of the flag of the host country.
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