It is considered as the eighth wonder of the world by the Indian people.The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue with an incredible engineering works that attracts millions of tourists every year.The monument depicts Indian statesman and independence activist, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who served as the first home minister of independent India and an adherent of Mahatma Ghandhi."After the independence of our country, he played a very important role in unifying all 562 princely states of the country to build the Republic of India.
So, the statue is named as the Statue of Unity", Rahul Patel, a tour guide told journalists from Central and West African countries who visited the tourist site through the facilitation of the External Affairs Ministry of India.Located on an Island near Kevadia in the state of Gujurat, the statue stands at a height of 182 metres, that is 597 feet tall - equivalent to 60-storey building.The Spring Temple Buddha in China which used to be the tallest statue before the commissioning of the Statue of Unity in 2018 has a height if 153 metres.In 1946 when the Gujurat State was experiencing water scarcity, Sardar Patel initiated the construction of a dam on River Narmada to bring relief to his people."The dam currently supplies water to more than 10,000 villages with thousands of farmers also using it for irrigation purposes.
So, this River is considered the lifeline of the Gujurat State", Rahul Patel explained.The Statue is sitting on an Island near the Narmada River.
The site attracts around 4 million tourists every month; creating 3,000 direct and 7,000 indirect jobs for the people.For many tourists, the Statue of Unity is an engineering marvel.