After five years in the making, Gujarat will be the world's tallest statue.. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil the 182-meter long statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, which is known as the statue of Ekta in the Kevadia of Narmada district on the 143rd birth anniversary of India's first Home Minister.
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In 2013, the idol placed by Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat, the tallest idol of China, will be run at Spring Temple Buddha (128 meters), and the height of the Statue of Liberty in New York will be almost double but the statue of Unity will be Chhattarpura Shivaji Maharaj will lose his crown to the memorial, which is a statue of 192 meters under construction in the Arabian Sea from Mumbai coast, when the work is expected to complete three years Land.
Modi reached the state capital of Gandhinagar on Tuesday and is expected to reach the venue around 9 a.m. on Wednesday. He will lead the puja ceremony with 30 sacred rivers, including water brought in the Kalash (metal utensils) among others, including Ganga, Yamuna, and the Brahmaputra.
In addition to Governor OP Kohli, others present in the inauguration will wish for the BJP President Amit Shah, Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel. Later, the invitation for other state chiefs to visit has already been enhanced by the government of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
It has been said in the official release of the State Information Department that the IAF will also be part of the music unveiling ceremony by the fly-past and the formal band of Army, Navy and Air Force. "The idol is a tribute to the real meaning because here it will be researched on agriculture and tribal development, it was a close subject of Sardar Saab, this (idol) will open the flood of tourism in this tribal belt, thereby making the income locals', Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel he said.
The cultural groups of 29 Indian states will perform as Prime Minister, on the sadhu's son's place of worship, a hill will reach 3.1 km from Sardar Sarovar Dam.
When a section of the Patel (Haidar) community is dissatisfied with the BJP, Murthy has been seen as the latest in the series of efforts made by the BJP to claim Patel's legacy, when at one-time Lifetime members of Congress were
The support of influential Patidar community, which is 12% of the state's population, is important for the BJP to repeat the record of 2014 to win all the 26 Lok Sabha seats. "Not only the patriot but the idol will also help the BJP, because it has been seen for a moment, 'Asia (Pride) On the OBC quota issue, Patidars are divided and a large section is not allowed on reservation demand. This section will be very happy with Sardar Memorial, "said political analyst Krishnakant Unadkat.
But without opening disputes, scores of tribal groups in nine districts have demanded a strike and 11 Congress tribal legislators and independent MLA Jignesh Mewani supported the call. Congress spokesman Manish Doshi said, "Patel and Adivasis are unhappy and play has been performed for the drama surrounding the inauguration of the statue."
Here are the 10 facts you should know about the worlds tallest statue, Statue of liberty.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the world's tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in a few hours from now on. To celebrate Patel's 143rd birth anniversary, a 182-meter statue of 'Murthy Ektaa', being unveiled on October 31, is being unveiled. There are 10 interesting facts about the idol of the world.
1. The statue has been constructed at a cost of Rs.1989 crore. Concrete has been used in the formation of this idol about 1,40,000 cubic meters. Its support is 18,500 tons reinforced steel rod. The idol is covered with 2,000 tons of bronze sheets and through the efforts of more than 3,000 laborers is completed in record time of 33 months which work during the clock.
2. The idol was first announced in 2010 by the then Chief Minister of Gujarat and current Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2010. The first stone of the statue was kept in 2013
3. 'Statue of Unity' is designed to face up to 180 km of wind speed and 6.5 rich earthquakes.
4. It is designed by Padam Bhushan Award winner Ram V. Sutar of Noida, who has designed more than 50 monuments in his 40-year-old career. It is said that there is special care to ensure that the face of the idol resembles Patel's facial features through 2,000 photographs of the leader. Sutar consulted historians and people who saw "Iron Man", Murthy was designed to give an impression on Patel's walking on the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
5. There are 139 sculptures of 30 meters in height, 42% of them are either made in China or India, whereas China leads 34 sculptures compared to 34 statues, 25 such idols in India
6. 'Statue of Unity' will be doubled as the Statue of Liberty, which was given a gift from France by the United States. Patel's idol now takes the top spot in the world's tallest statue, which takes the top spot from the 128 meters long Buddha statue built in China's Vasant temple, China. The only upcoming claimant to be the title of title of being the world's tallest statue is another statue under the construction of the Mumbai Shiva Memorial or Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial, which is planned to be a 30-meter tall 'Statue of Unity'.
7. Ticketing Branch of Indian Railways, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) will run a special train to pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the 143rd birth anniversary. On the occasion of the inauguration of the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Statue of Unity), IRCTC will flag 'Unity Express' from Rajkot on October 31. The special train will go for 12 days with boarding points in Rajkot, Surendran Nagar, Viramgam, Sabarmati, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Vapi, Kalyan, and Pune.
8. Two core speed passenger lifts of the statue of Unity are in its core which will take tourists to the viewing gallery, which can accommodate up to 200 tourists at one time. Prime Minister Modi has said that the idol will attract tourists "horsemen", such as Liberty's statue for New York. According to the Gujarat government, it will bring 15,000 tourists in a day.
9. For the inauguration of the idol, the Indian government has invited dance boards from all over the country. During the unveiling, Air Force aircraft and helicopters are expected to take bath on the idol.
10. The decision to boycott the unveiling ceremony of the heads of the village of 22 villages situated near Murthy has been decided and Prime Minister Modi is accusing the destruction of natural resources on the massive scale in the form of idol, which he says An expensive cost is the place of safe drinking water, schools, and colleges
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