The Statue of Unity is a monument under construction dedicated to Indian independence movement leader Vallabhbhai Patel located in the Indian state of Gujarat. With a planned height of 182 meters (597 feet) it will be located facing the Narmada Dam, 3.2 km away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Vadodara in Gujarat. This statue is planned to be spread over 20,000 square meters of the project area and will be surrounded by an artificial lake spread across 12 km of area. It would be the world's tallest statue when completed. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET), a special purpose vehicle was established by the Gujarat government and the outreach programme across India was carried out starting December 2013.
Initially, the total cost of the project was estimated to be about ₹2,063 crore (US$310 million) by the government. Later Larsen & Toubro won the contract in October 2014 for its lowest bid of ₹2,989 crore (US$450 million) for the design, construction, and maintenance. The construction was started on 31 October 2014.
The Statue of Unity is the largest project of its kind, in terms of magnitude and scale, in modern India. Once built, it will be the world’s tallest statue thus far, and truly a sight to behold. Here are six reasons the Statue of Unity should make to every traveler’s radar.
- This 182 meters tall statue is being built on an island in the Narmada, the fifth longest river in the Indian subcontinent, which runs in a rift valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges. The region is famous for its hardwood forests and sanctuaries.
- The Statue of Unity will be around twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in the USA and approximately five times taller than the Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- It is being built approximately 3.5 km south of the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the second largest concrete gravity dam (by volume) in the world.
Today, Date 8 July 2018, when Patidar Shahidayatra arrives in Ahmedabad, it is good for the Patidars that the work of Sardar Patel's statue has been completed. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani is going on a tour to review the "Statue of Unity" on Sunday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi This was his dream of being the Chief Minister
It is to be mentioned that Chief Minister Vijay Rupani will reach Narmada dam Sardar Sarovar in Narmada district on 8th July 2018, after 8th July 2018, where he will inspect the statue of Sardar Patel.
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