Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the statue of Vallabhbhai Patel, famously known as Sardar Patel, the first deputy Prime Minister of India today. The statue is situated at Gujarat’s Sadhu Bet island on Narmada River and is touted as the tallest statue in the world. The statue of ‘Iron Man of India’ is also called ‘Statue of Unity’ and it is 182-metre tall. The statue is being built at a cost of Rs 2,389 crore.
Here’s all you need to know about the ‘Statue of Unity’:
Indian workers give the finishing touches to the world’s tallest statue dedicated to Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP |
Indian workers give the finishing touches to the world’s tallest statue dedicated to Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, overlooking the Sardar Sarovar Dam near Vadodara in India’s western Gujarat state on October 18, 2018. Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP |
Indian workers give the finishing touches to the world’s tallest statue dedicated to Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, overlooking the Sardar Sarovar Dam near Vadodara in India’s western Gujarat state on October 18, 2018. Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP |
Indian workers give the finishing touches to the world’s tallest statue dedicated to Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, overlooking the Sardar Sarovar Dam near Vadodara in India’s western Gujarat state. Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP |
Indian workers work on an accommodation area with tents for visitors to the world’s tallest statue dedicated to Indian independence leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Photo by SAM PANTHAKY / AFP |
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