SSNNL management team & its engineers have built one of the tallest concrete gravity dams in the world and an irrigation system. SVPRET executed the project through Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL). The Government of Gujarat had assigned the task of constructing the Statue of Unity to the “Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust” (SVPRET), chaired by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat. His works include the restoration of sculptures found in Ajanta and Ellora, the Chambal monument at Gandhi Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh, the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Amritsar, the statue of Rabinder Nath Tagore and numerous statues of Mahatma Gandhi. He is India’s most admired and acclaimed sculptor. The Statue of Unity is designed by 93-year-old Padma Bhushan awardee sculptor Ram V Sutar. Padma Bhushan awardee Sculptor Ram V Sutar (Source: Youtube) Read More: Sarojini Naidu – ‘The Nightingale of India’ Fact 5. Despite arrests and seizures of property and land, the struggle intensified.Īfter negotiations by Patel, the lands were returned to the farmers, and the tax hike was taken back, village officials who had resigned in the protest were also reinstated. Many sympathy satyagrahas were undertaken across Gujarat. In April 1928, the Bardoli area in Gujarat suffered from a serious famine and again farmers were forced to pay massive tax hikes the government seized their lands in retaliation when farmers were unable to pay the heavy taxes. In 1918, he led the ‘No Tax Campaign’ and urged the farmers not to pay taxes after the British imposed heavy taxes after the floods in Kaira. Women of Bardoli bestowed the title Sardar to Vallebhai Patel, which in Gujarati and most Indian languages means Chief or Leader. 4.1 Why is Vallbhbhai Patel called Sardar? His efforts to unite a scattered nation is one of his greatest legacies and shows his power of persuasion and statesmanship. Sardar Patel integrated 562 princely states into the Republic of India through diplomacy and negotiations and without any bloodshed. He played a leading role in the struggle for independence and was the founding father of the Republic of India and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. Post-independence of India, he served as the First Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of India. Sardar Patel was an Indian barrister and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. His date of birth was never recorded officially he entered it as 31 October 1875 on his matriculation examination papers. He was one of the six children of Jhaverbhai Patel and Ladba was born in Nadiad, Gujarat. Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel popularly known as Sardar Patel. The statue is fast becoming one of the country’s top tourist attractions. The government is adding several additional attractions, such as Butterfly Park, Jungle Safari Park, Children Nutrition Park, Digital Forest World, Cactus Garden and the recently-started 5-km river rafting ride, to woo tourists. This has helped in generating huge income and jobs from tourism, transportation and other services. The Statue of Unity has boosted the tourism and hospitality sector with a large number of hotels, transport and other facilities coming up around the area. Top-quality tourist facilities, excellent transport infrastructure with good connectivity, healthcare and education infrastructure and various tribal development initiatives are part of the project which will create employment opportunities directly or indirectly for thousands of people in Narmada District and nearby areas. Livelihood generation, employment generation, social infrastructure, environment protection and tribal development are the main themes and pillars of this mega project. The world’s tallest statue – the Statue of Unity is not only a monument dedicated to Sardar Patel but it is designed and planned in such a way that it has proved to be a stimulant for the development and upliftment of the tribal population in the area around the Sardar Sarovar Dam.Īlong with the statue, many other projects are also being undertaken. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950) – Statue of Unity ( Source)
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