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Statue of Unity
The Statue of Unity is a statue of Indian statesman and founding
Statue of Unity
father Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950) in the Narmada
district of Gujarat, India. It currently holds the record for the
world's tallest statue, with a height of 182 metres (597 ft) or about
four times as tall as the Statue of Liberty.[2][3] Vallabhbhai Patel was
one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian independence
movement, and the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. The statue
is on a river-island facing the Narmada Dam (also called as Sardar
Sarovar dam) near Rajpipla, 100 kilometres southeast of the city of
Vadodara.

The monument and its surroundings occupy more than 2 hectares


(4.9 acres), and are surrounded by a 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi; 3,000
acres) artificial lake. It was built by Larsen & Toubro, who received
the contract for ₹29.89 billion (US$420 million) for the design,
construction and maintenance in October 2014. The construction
was started on 31 October 2014 and completed in mid-October
2018. It was designed by Indian sculptor Ram V. Sutar,[4][5] and was
dedicated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October
2018, the 143rd anniversary of Patel's birth.[6][7][8][9]

The statue as viewed on 24 October


Contents 2018
Outreach
Project
Finance
Construction
Issues
See also
References
External links

Location of the Statue of Unity in


Gujarat
Outreach
Show map of Gujarat
The project was first announced on 7 October 2010.[10] The Sardar Show map of India
Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET) was established Show all
by the Gujarat government for construction of the statue.[11] A drive
Coordinates 21.8380°N 73.7191°E
named the Statue of Unity Movement was started to support the
Location Narmada district,
construction of the statue. It helped collect the iron needed for the
Gujarat, India
statue by asking Indian farmers to donate their used farming
instruments.[12][13][14] Ultimately 5,000 tonnes (4,900 long tons; Designer Ram V. Sutar

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5,500 short tons) of iron Type Statue


were collected.[15][14]
Material Steel framing,
Although it was initially
reinforced concrete,
intended for the statue,
bronze cladding[1]
it was later decided that
Height Statue: 182 metres
the collected iron would
(597 ft)
instead be used for other
parts of the project.[16] Including base: 240
metres (790 ft)[1]
Beginning date 31 October 2013
Opening date 31 October 2018
Dedicated to India
Website statueofunity.in
(http://statueofunity.in)
Vallabhbhai Patel was one of the
The Statue of Unity
founding fathers of the Republic of
India Movement organised a
Suraaj ("good governance"
in Hindi) petition which
was signed by an estimated 20 million people, which was the world's
largest petition.[13] A marathon entitled Run For Unity was held on 15
December 2013 in several places throughout India.[17][18]
Aerial view of the Statue of Unity,
2018.
Project
The statue depicts Vallabhbhai Patel, a leader of the Indian
independence movement and the country's first Deputy Prime
Minister. It was constructed on an island named Sadhu Bet, 3.2 km
(2.0 mi) away from and facing the Narmada Dam. The total height of
the structure from its base is 240 m (790 ft), with a base of 58 m
(190 ft) and statue of 182 m (597 ft). It is constructed with steel
Run for Unity in December 2013
framing, reinforced cement concrete, and bronze cladding.[1] The
statue's construction took 75,000 cubic metres (2,600,000 cu ft) of
concrete, 5,700 tonnes (5,600 long tons; 6,300 short tons) of steel structure, 18,500 tonnes (18,200 long tons;
20,400 short tons) of reinforced steel rods, and 22,500 tonnes (22,100 long tons; 24,800 short tons) of bronze
sheets.[19][20][21]

Finance
The statue was built on a Public Private Partnership model, with most of the money raised by the Government of
Gujarat. The Government of India had allotted ₹3 billion (US$42 million) for the project in the budget from 2012
to 2016[22][23] In the 2014–15 Union Budget, ₹2 billion (US$28 million) were allocated for the construction of the
statue.[24][25][26]

Construction
A consortium comprising Turner Construction (project manager[27] of Burj Khalifa), Michael Graves and
Associates and Meinhardt Group supervised the project. It took 56 months to complete – 15 months for planning,

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40 months for construction and two months for handing over by the
consortium.[21] The total cost of the project was estimated to be about
₹20.63 billion (US$290 million) by the government.[22] The tender bids
for the first phase were invited in October 2013 and were closed in
November 2013.[28]

Narendra Modi, then serving as Chief Minister of Gujarat, laid the


statue's foundation stone on 31 October 2013, the 138th anniversary
Patel's birth.[10][29][30][31] The statue under construction in
January 2018
Indian infrastructure company Larsen & Toubro won the contract on
27 October 2014 for its lowest bid of ₹29.89 billion
(US$420 million) for the design, construction and maintenance.
[32][19] They commenced the construction on 31 October 2014. In
the first phase of the project, ₹13.47 billion were for the main
statue, ₹2.35 billion for the exhibition hall and convention centre,
₹830 million for the bridge connecting the memorial to the
mainland and ₹6.57 billion for the maintenance of the structure
for 15 years after its completion.[32][19] Accenture provides digital
media outreach program. The monument is designed by Ram V.
Approximate heights of various notable
Sutar.[33][34]
statues:
1. Statue of Unity 240 m (incl. 58 m
The statue was completed in 33 months. The foundation was laid
base)
down in 2013; construction was completed in mid-October 2018;
2. Spring Temple Buddha 153 m (incl. 25
and the inaugural ceremony was held on 31 October 2018, m pedestal and 20 m throne)
presided over by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.[35][36][37][38] The 3. Statue of Liberty 93 m (incl. 47 m
statue has been described as a tribute to Indian engineering pedestal)
skills.[39] 4. The Motherland Calls 87 m (incl. 2 m
pedestal)
5. Christ the Redeemer 38 m (incl. 8 m
Issues pedestal)
6. Statue of David 5.17 m (excl. 2.5m
Local tribals belonging to the Tadvi tribe opposed land acquisition
plinth)
for the development of tourism infrastructure around the
statue.[40] They have been offered cash and land compensation,
and have been provided jobs. Activits like Medha Patkar and Gladson Dungdung have also opposed the project.
[41][42] They also claimed that Sadhu Bet was originally called Varata Bawa Tekri, named after a local deity, and so
it was a site of religious importance.[29]

Environmental activists wrote a letter to the central government contending that project implementation started
without clearance from the Environment Ministry.[43] People of Kevadia, Kothi, Waghodia, Limbdi, Navagam, and
Gora villages opposed the construction of the statue and demanded the restitution of the land rights over 375
hectares (927 acres) of land acquired earlier for the dam as well as the formation of new Garudeshwar subdistrict.
They also opposed the formation of Kevadia Area Development Authority (KADA) and the construction of
Garudeshwar weir-cum-causeway project. The government of Gujarat accepted their demands.[44]

When ₹2 billion (US$28 million) was allocated for the statue in the 2014–15 Union budget, several people and
political parties criticised the expenditure on the statue over other priorities, such as women's safety, education
and agricultural schemes.[45][46][47][48] L&T contracted with TQ Art Foundry – a subsidiary of the Jiangxi Toqine
Company based in Nanchang, China – for the bronze cladding of the statue, which was criticised by the Indian
National Congress, the opposition party in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.[49] It was later clarified by

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Swarajyamag that 9 percent of the total value of the project was sourced from China.[50]

See also
List of megaprojects in India
Mahatma Mandir
Shiv Smarak
Statue of Ahimsa
Ushiku Daibutsu

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