“Jai Hind Chakra: Transforming Industrial Waste into a Symbol of National Pride”
Crafted entirely from unused Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) scrap sourced from NLC India Limited’s mines, the 10 × 10 × 2.5‑foot “Jai Hind Chakra” sculpture, installed near New Delhi’s new Parliament House, marries the spirit of the Indian Tricolour with a mirror‑image design viewable identically from front and back. Developed in just three weeks under the guidance of NLCIL CMD Prasanna Kumar Motupalli and sculpted by Srinivas Padakandla of Acharya Nagarjuna University, the piece employed 1,250 rods, 250 cutting wheels, clutch plates, bearings, pipes, and tanks to embody strength, endurance, and structural stability—all under the Swachhata Hi Seva 4.0 “Waste to Art” campaign.
Aligned with the Government’s Special Campaign 4.0 and echoing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat spotlight on sustainable art, the Jaipur Hind Chakra underscores NLCIL’s pledge to environmental consciousness and cultural diversity. It complements NLCIL’s “Punarutthan Charkha Park” and Parampariyam museum projects, showcasing how industrial by‑products can be repurposed into evocative public art that advances responsible recycling, national integrity, and the Coal Ministry’s vision of turning waste into inspiration.
