Legacy
Manoj Kumar Pandey was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest medal for gallantry, posthumously. His father, Mr. Gopichand Pandey, received the award from the President of India on the 52nd Indian Republic Day. Manoj Pandey is considered a martyr for his sacrifice to his country. He remains as a role model to people everywhere.
The Army Welfare Housing Organization (AWHO) designed and constructed an apartment complex for veterans in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, and named it for Pandey as Manoj Vihar. The army quarters near the Cardio Thoracic Center(CTC) hospital in Pune is named after Martyr Capt Manoj Pandey as 'Capt. Manoj Pandey Enclave' The National Defence Academy named the science block as the 'Manoj Pandey Block'.
A roundabout is also named after Martyr Capt.Manoj Pandey as "Captain Manoj Pandey Chowk" in center of Gomti Nagar ,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh, India.
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