Akram Youth Nishchay | June 2015 | Akram Youth | Page 21

News update Statue of UNITY The Statue of Unity is an under construction 182 metre (597 ft) monument of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel that will be built directly facing the Narmada Dam. 3.2 km away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Vadodara in Gujarat, India. This statue is planned to be erected over a spread of 20000 square meters of project area. It will also be surrounded with a man-made lake spread across 12 km of area. When completed it shall be the world's tallest statue. Indian infrastructure company L &T commenced the construction on 31 October 2014 and is expected to complete it by 2018. For further details visit www.statueofunity.in Akram Youth | 21