A TRIBUTE TO THE IRON MAN OF INDIA




Great things are considered to be at heights touching the sky. To reach those great heights, a person needs to have a great depth. And from your struggle for others, you can be one among those great things letting people see the height you have reached.  One such person is Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel popularly known as Sardar Patel who served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was an Indian barrister and statesman, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a founding father of the Republic of India who played a leading role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. He was the barrister from Gujarat who was at first reluctant to join politics but went on to become one of the architects of modern India. The title ‘Iron Man of India’ was given to Sardar Patel for successfully persuading over 500 princely states to accede to the Independent Indian union.

          As a tribute and sign of remembrance for his struggle and great works for Independent India who should never be left unsung, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inked the contract on October 7th 2013, to lay a foundation for constructing a statue of unity, which had commenced on October 31, 2013 during his service as the Chief Minister for Gujarat. And its completion and inauguration, exactly 5 years later on October 31, is being seen as the beginning of Modi’s campaign for a second term general election.
            Build near the Sardar Sarovar dam in tribal-dominated Narmada district 200 km from Ahmedabad. The Statue of Unity stands at more than double the 93 meters statue of liberty of the coast of NewYork City. It is 4 times the statue of Christ the redeemer re-addition arrow. The base of the statue is at the stupendous height of 240 meters, the base includes a memorial, a visitor center, a convention center, a garden, and an amusement park.

It was said that the statue will also stand tall for historical, academic, national and spiritual values. It will be the first such big project in any tribal part of India and dedicated to subjects close to Sardar Saab – unity, good governance, and agriculture,” said by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while making the plan known to the public.

The statue was built by a public-private partnership model, with most of the money raised and funded by the Government of Gujarat. The Gujarat state government had allotted 6 billion (US$84 million) for the project in the budget from 2012 to 2015. In the 2014–15 Union Budget, 2 billion (US$28 million) were allocated for the construction of the statue. Funds were also contributed by PSUs under CSR scheme.


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

IMPERATIVE TOOLS FOR GRAPHIC DESIGNING

CAREER PATH IN THE FIELD OF GRAPHIC DESIGNING

MODERNIZATION OF MS ICONS TO ENLIVEN

CLOUD COMPUTING JOBS BY AMAZON WEB SERVICES

SAMSUNG TO UNVEIL ITS GALAXY-X