Tall flagpole: but where is the flag?

Trivandrum could boast of having one of the tallest flagpoles in India. Standing 206 feet tall,  the flag mast at Kanakakunnu was one of the tallest in India, along with the ones at Hissar, Bellary ( Jindal steel)  and a few others. It was my understanding that the flag will never be brought down. This morning, however, I found the mast standing forlorn without the tricolur. Is it because a taller mast (216 ft.) has been erected at the National Military Memorial at Bengaluru? Or is it to stop Modi, who is visiting the city today, from saluting it? :-) Or is it just poor maintenance management?