Statue of Unity

Tallest Statue in the World
 

Statue of Unity

The Statue of Unity is an example to the life of Sardar Patel, a true tall model of unity and statesmanship. This tallest statue of the world is located at a scenic location overlooking the Sardar Sarovar Dam, 3.3 kilometres away. This colossal statue stands on the isle of Sadhu-Bet in River Narmada, at Kevadia, District Rajpipla in the Indian State of Gujarat, with the tall high Vindhyachal and Satpuda Mountain Ranges in the backdrop. The visit to the statue is fast becoming one of the country’s top tourist attractions.

This statue is contructed to inspire the future generations, the Statue showcases Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s mindfullness and true mission on unity, patriotism, Colosal growth and excellent governance and judicial planning keeping community in mind.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled what is billed to be the world’s tallest statue at 182 metres, leaving China’s Spring Temple Buddha at 153 metre, a long way behind. The project was handed over to Larsen & Tubro at a whopping 2,989 crore, they commenced construction on 31 October 2014. The idea was to inaugurate the Sardar Patel statue on his 143rd birth anniversary, on 31 October 2018. AIt took 42 months to complete the project. However, the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue was first planned at a press conference by Narendra Modi on 7 October 2010 to commemorate his 10th year running as Gujarat’s chief minister.

As a part of an outreach programme to support the project, the state had asked Indian farmers to donate their used farming equipment in order to amass iron needed for the statue of Sardar Patel. Eventually, about 5000 tonnes of iron was believed to be collected, however, it wasn’t used for the statue as previously intended, and used instead in other work related to the construction of the structure.

This monument of India’s symbol of honesty and integrity and is well designed to be a seed for development of the tribal population around the Sardar Sarovar Dam. In continuationwith the Statue of Unity, several projects are being planned such as top-quality tourist facilities, excellent transport infrastructure with good connectivity, healthcare and education infrastructure and various tribal development agendas.

Improvement due to Statue of Unity can be seen with the Generation of livelyhood, social infrastructure, employment, tribal development and enviornment protection.