The Statue of Unity is a planned 182 metres (597 ft) monument of Vallabhbhai Patel that will be created directly facing the Narmada Dam, 3.2 km away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Vadodara in Gujarat.
This statue is planned to be spread over 20000 square meters of project
area. It will also be surrounded with a man-made lake spread across 12
kms of area. It would be the world's tallest statue.
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET), a special
purpose vehicle was established by the Gujarat government and the
outreach programme across India was carried out starting December 2013.
Initially the total cost of the project was estimated to be about
2063 crore (US$330 million) by the government. Later Larsen and Toubro bagged the contract in October 2014 for its lowest bid of 2989 crore (US$480 million) for the design, construction and maintenance. The construction was started on 31st October 2014
Initially the total cost of the project was estimated to be about
2063 crore (US$330 million) by the government. Later Larsen and Toubro bagged the contract in October 2014 for its lowest bid of 2989 crore (US$480 million) for the design, construction and maintenance. The construction was started on 31st October 2014
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