Sardar Patel statue unveiling latest updates: Narendra Modi calls world's tallest statue an 'answer to those who question India's unity'

We have to ensure Sardar Patel’s work of unifying the nation is continued: Modi

“India is following the path shown by Patel and is moving towards becoming the world’s greatest economic and strategic power,” Modi said at the inauguration of the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

I salute and thank the many talented sculptors, architects worked on the statue, Narendra Modi

People across the world will visit this site and remember Sardar Patel’s contribution and many experienced sculptors and engineers have worked day and night to make it possible.

Had it not been for Sardar Patel, we would have to take a visa to travel across various states of India

“Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is responsible for us living in a united India today. Due to his efforts after Independence, said Modi. Patel gave our Constitution its fundamental rights and ensured all discrimination was removed from the society, he said.

Watch: The unveiling of the ‘Statue of Unity’

Prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the structure in Gujarat’s Kevadiya.

#WATCH: Inauguration of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's #StatueOfUnity by PM Modi in Gujarat's Kevadiya pic.twitter.com/PKMhielVZo

— ANI (@ANI) October 31, 2018

Want to create a virtual museum for all those kings and rulers who gave up on their powers for the nation: Modi

Narendra Modi said that he dreams to extend the statue complex to include a museum highlighting the glory of all those kings and rulers who sacrificed their position for the unity of the nation.

Thankful for Sardar Patel’s blessings, love of all Indians as we witness a historic moment today: Narendra Modi

The prime minister said that it is a historic moment for all Indians as the country is honouring its great leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Statue of Unity built at a cost of  Rs 2,989 cr; steel and bronze used in its making

Built at a cost of Rs 2,989 crore, the Statue of Unity project, barring bronze cladding which is a fragment of the mammoth work, has been done indigenously, L&T told PTI. The statue is located approximately 3.5 km downstream from the Sardar Sarovar Dam, on Sadhu Hill on the bed of the river Narmada.

The raft construction of the structure actually begun on 19 December 2015, and took 33 months construction time for completion. It devoured 1, 80,000 cu m of cement concrete, 18,500 tonnes of reinforced steel, 6,500 tonnes of structured steel, 1,700 tonnes of bronze and 1,850 tonnes of bronze cladding, the conglomerate said.

Memorial structure took just 33 months to be completed

The Statue of Unity, built as a tribute to Sardar Ballabhbahi Patel known as Iron Man of India, would be the tallest in the world and the quickest to be completed in just 33 months unlike China’s Spring Temple Buddha which took 11 years to complete, infrastructure giant Larsen and Toubro claimed.

At 182 metres from the road entry and 208.5 metres from the river entry, the iconic statue is taller than the 153m Spring Temple Buddha in China and almost twice the height of the world-famous Statue of Liberty in New York. The giant statue is set for inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October.

182-metre long structure to be world’s tallest structure

The 182-metre statue of Vallabhbhai Patel is being dedicated to the nation on his birth anniversary in Narmada District of Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate the statue at Kevadiya in Gujarat on Wednesday.