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Mumbai: Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday unfurled India’s highest tricolour on the terrace of the majestic Haj House in Mumbai. The national flag measured 20x30 feet and stood 350 feet above the ground level. The BJP leader has shared a picture of the highest tricolour installed on the terrace of any building in the country with such height at Haj House, Mumbai, on Twitter.

The flag atop a 20-metre high mast on top of the iconic building is near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai. The tricolour is made of non-fading polyester and manufactured by The Flag Company, which is famous for manufacturing big flags.

Naqvi said the tricolour will enhance the pride of Mumbai and neighbouring areas. The Haj House has 19 storeys and was built in 1987 to offer boarding, lodging and other facilities to Haj pilgrims.

Here are the picture and video shared by Maqvi on the social media:

Meanwhile, the Union minister announced that the applications for the 2019 Haj pilgrimage will be accepted online from Thursday (October 18) and end on November 17. He added the pilgrimage will be completely free of subsidy.

"Accommodation rates in Saudi Arabia will be the same as 2018," the minister further assured, adding: “This year (for 2019 Haj), we have 21 embarkation points, the latest (to be added) being the Calicut airport.”