Large number of people throng DefExpo venue

Bright sunshine on a breezy Saturday allowed Lucknow residents to throng the twin DefExpo 2020 venues on Gomti River front and at Vrindavan Colony on Kanpur Road in large numbers. Visitors were seen taking selfies of the exhibition that included IAF fighter jets like the MiG-21 and Indian Army battle tanks such as the T-96.

Lucknow: A large number of people thronged the DefExpo 2020 venue here to get a glimpse of India's growing defence prowess as the showpiece event was opened to the public on Saturday.

All roads led to the venue in the southern part of the state capital.

At the venue, long queues of visitors could be seen at various entry points. However, the long queues did not deter the visitors as they patiently waited for their turn for security checks.

Ghanshyam Sahi, a resident of the Chinhat area in Lucknow said, "There is undoubtedly a high quotient of excitement among the visitors. Tanks on display are the most sought after equipment as they provide the best background to click selfies."

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A resident of IIM Road, Raj Kumar has termed the ongoing DefExpo as a "good platform to showcase" India's military prowess, and also a good occasion to highlight India as a defence manufacturing hub.

He said, "Excitement among people of all age groups was clearly visible at the DefExpo."

While jaw-dropping performances kept people glued to the riverfront venue, it drew visitors with an exhibition that included IAF fighter jets like the MiG-21 and Indian Army battle tanks such as the T-96. Selfies with these mean machines as well as soldiers in uniform remained a big draw.

Visitors were seen taking selfies of the exhibition

Manojkant Mishra, who lives in the Dubagga area of the state capital, said, "The ongoing Defence Expo in Lucknow has evoked a tremendous response from the people. What is more pleasing to see is that people are going through various social media tool links of the DefExpo to know more about it, and then uploading their special moments of the DefExpo on various social media platforms."

Buses have been deployed to facilitate people to go to the venue of the DefExpo on Saturday and Sunday. AC buses have also been deployed.

These buses will not charge any ticket from passengers.

Lucknow regional manager of Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) Pallav Bose said, "Buses have been deployed on 13 routes for DefExpo. The buses will be in operation from 8 am to 6 pm."