Statue of Unity
The Statue of unity is the tallest statue of the world located on Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada in Kevadiya colony, 100 kilometers (62 miles) southeast of the city of Vadodara and 150 km from Surat, Gujarat India.The statue of Unity was built by Public Private Partnership model, with most of the money raised by the Government of Gujarat. The Gujarat state government had allotted 500 crore (equivalent to 564 crore or US$79 million in 2018) for the project in the budget from 2012 to 2015.
Details:
Location | Narmada Valley Kevadiya colony, Narmada district, Gujarat, India |
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Designer | Ram V. Sutar |
Type | Statue |
Material | Steel framing, reinforced by concrete and brass coating, bronze cladding. |
Height | 182 metres (597 ft) |
Beginning date | 31 October 2013 |
Completion date | 30 October 2018 |
Opening date | 31 October 2018 |
Dedicated to | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
The Statue of unity is constructed in the honour of Sardar Vallabhbahi patel Known as 'Iron man' of India.
See also, what is Nasa.
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) known as Sardar Vallabhbahi patel, He was an Indian politician, He was the first deputy minister of India. he was an senior leader of the Indian National Congress. His father name is Jhaverbhai Patal, and mother name is Laad Bai
He also got a award of Bharat Ratna for his social work. He had played an important in struggle of freedom India. He was a successful lawyer. He subsequently organised peasants from Kheda, Borsad, and Bardoli in Gujarat in non-violent civil disobedience against the British Raj, becoming one of the most influential leaders in Gujarat. He was appointed as the 49th President of Indian National Congress, organising the party for elections in 1934 and 1937 while promoting the Quit India Movement. He was an great leader in Indian history.
Due to his iron well he was able of this honour.
A marathon entitled Run For Unity was held on 15 December 2013 in Surat and in Vadodara in support of the project.
Who was Sardar Vallabhbahi patel
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) known as Sardar Vallabhbahi patel, He was an Indian politician, He was the first deputy minister of India. he was an senior leader of the Indian National Congress. His father name is Jhaverbhai Patal, and mother name is Laad BaiHe also got a award of Bharat Ratna for his social work. He had played an important in struggle of freedom India. He was a successful lawyer. He subsequently organised peasants from Kheda, Borsad, and Bardoli in Gujarat in non-violent civil disobedience against the British Raj, becoming one of the most influential leaders in Gujarat. He was appointed as the 49th President of Indian National Congress, organising the party for elections in 1934 and 1937 while promoting the Quit India Movement. He was an great leader in Indian history.
Due to his iron well he was able of this honour.
History
The project was first announced in 2010 and the construction of the statue started in October 2013 by Larsen & Toubro, It was designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar, and was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018, the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Patel.By 2016, total 135 metric tonnes of scrap iron had been collected and about 109 tonnes of it was used to make the foundation of the statue after processing.
About construction
This project took 57 months to complete – 15 months for planning, 40 months for construction and two months for handing over by the consortium. The total cost of the project was about 2,063 crore (equivalent to 25 billion or US$350 million in 2018).Indian infrastructure company Larsen & Toubro won the contract on 27 October 2014 for its lowest bid of 2,989 crore.
They commenced the construction on 31 October 2014. In the first phase of the project, 1,347 crore were for the main statue, 235 crore for the exhibition hall and convention centre, 83 crore for the bridge connecting the memorial to the mainland and 657 crore for the maintenance of the structure for 15 years after its completion. This is really huge amount.
Over 3000 workers and 250 engineers in the statue's construction.he outer façade is made up of 1700 tonnes of bronze plates and 1850 tonnes of bronze cladding which in turn comprise 565 macro and 6000 micro panels. and The core of the statue used 210,000 cubic metres (7,400,000 cu ft) of cement concrete, 6500 tonnes of structural steel, and 18500 tonnes of reinforced steel. Statue and its surroundings occupy more than 2 hectares (4.9 acres). Construction of the monument was completed in mid-October 2018; and the inaugural ceremony was held on 31 October 2018, presided over by Prime Minister Narendra modi.
Tourism
Over 128,000 tourists visited it in 11 days after it was opened to the public on 1 November 2018.
The daily average tourist footfall at Statue of Unity during November 2019 reached 15,036, outpacing Statue of Liberty (attracts around 10,000 daily visitors on average).
A total of 3.8 million tourists have visited the statue till January 2020.
Height comparison
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