The Pune War memorial is the result of efforts of the citizens of the city who pay homage to those who laid down their lives. The National War memorial is built at the Morvada Junction. On the walls of the memorial, there are names of around 1200 martyrs from the state who have laid down their lives in various operations after Independence. The memorial, a 25-foot stone pillar is surrounded on three sides by plate of stone. Each stone plate has the names of all the soldiers, airmen and sailors who have laid down their lives in the defense of the motherland since independence. At the moment there are almost 1200 names that are inscribed on the walls. Enough space has been left, for any new inscriptions on the monument.