The two mountain ranges are Satpura and Vindhya mountain ranges It is located between two mountain ranges near kevadia town in Gujarat.The statue of unity faces the Narmada dam. The statue of unity is located on an island called Sadhu Bet near rajpipla.

The statue of unity is taller than China’s spring tumble Buddha and the Statue of Liberty.Some Interesting Facts about the Statue of Unity 200 crores were allocated for the construction of the statue by the union budget. The government allotted 500 crores for the project between 20. The funds for the construction of the statue of unity were given by the Government of Gujarat. The design of the statue of unity is of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel standing with a shawl on their shoulders, wearing a dhoti, hands on the side, and heads up. The statue of unity can stand wind of up to 180 km per hour and an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale.Â The total height of the structure is 240 m with a base of 58 m and the statue measuring 182 m. This happened because as per the design the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has dhoti-clad lakes which makes the base thinner than the upper part making it unstable. An interesting fact about the design of the statue of unity is that it is of 16:19 ratio, whereas the other taller buildings are of 8:14 ratio. The designer of the statue of unity the Indian sculpture Ram.V.Sutar studied with a team of historians, artists, and academics, to choose the perfect design for the statue of unity. the chief minister of Gujarat was made the chairman of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta trust to execute and supervise the project.

The statue of unity project was initiated by Narendra Modi to mark the beginning of his 10th year as the chief minister of Gujarat. The total construction cost of the statue of unity was 2700 crores and it was started by the company Larsen and Toubro. The project for a statue of unity was first announced in the year 2010 and the construction of the statue started in October 2013. The statue was inaugurated on the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 2018. The 182-meter tall statue is the world’s tallest statue located in Kevadia, Gujarat. The Statue of Unity is the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of independent India. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has included the Statue of Unity in its ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list. India’s Statue of Unity has become the part of ‘8 Wonders of SCO’ list.

Statue of unity cost to build