Gujarat: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Narmada district. The 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is touted to be the world’s tallest.
Built on Sadhu Bet, an islet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam, the statue will dwarf the current tallest statue, the Spring Temple Buddha in China (128m), and is almost double the height of the Statue of Liberty in New York.
“Historic event for all Indians,” says PM Modi after unveiling Statue of Unity in Gujarat.
“This is a project that we had thought about during the time I was the Chief Minister of Gujarat,” he added.
The PM arrived in Ahmedabad on Tuesday night ahead of the unveiling of the statue on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and headed to Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar for night stay.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi signs visitors book at ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Complex’ near.