The statue’s design was submitted by Padma Bhusan awardee Indian sculptor Ram V, Sutar. Narendra Modi announced the project on 7th October 2013. Engineers have also designed a selfie point for visitors who are interested in photography.A 320 meters long and 26 meters wide bridge is built, connecting it to the mainland. The statue was constructed on an island known as the Sadhu islet, which is present in the Narmada river.It contains a 3-star hotel, a museum, an audio-visual gallery, a garden, a boat dock, and area services for bus arrival. The government of India has built an entire ecosystem of tourism around the statue.The statue depicts ‘The Iron Man of India’ walking on the river towards the Sardar Sarovar dam. Experts consulted historians and people who had ever seen Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The fact that the statue should resemble Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was essential.The statue was designed to withstand wind of 180 kmph and earthquakes up to an intensity of 6.5 on the Richter scale. Construction of the Statue of Unity was challenging enough.The statue’s base is an exhibition hall and audio-visual gallery, which exhibits the life accomplishment of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.The observation deck accommodates around 200 visitors at a time. You can get a bird’s eye view of the Narmada river and the beautiful Sardar Sarovar dam.The statue has a high-speed elevator, which can take you to an observation deck present at the chest height of the statue.It is double the height of the Statue of Liberty, which is present in New York. It is the world’s giant statue at 182 meters.The government of India started the Loha campaign to collect farming iron equipment from the farmers, which was considered a contribution from the farmers of India to the building of the statue of ‘Iron Man of India.’ This campaign leads to sourcing 135 metric tons of iron from villagers all over India.33 months taken to complete the Statue of Unity, and it created a world record for the fastest developed statue.It has 6500 tons of structural steel in its interiors and 1700 tons of tones of bronze, along with 1850 tons of bronze cladding on the exterior. The statue comprises 180000 cubic meters of cement concrete and 18500 tons of reinforced steel. Larsen and Toubro build it at the cost of 2989 crores.Here are a few interesting facts about the statue of unity. The height of the statue is astonishing, and the fact that it is completed in a record time of 33 months. The project was described as a ‘Tribute to India from the people of Gujarat.’ The Statue of Unity is located on the banks of river Narmada in Gujarat on the river island of Sadhu.
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