Statue of Unity crosses 50 lakh visitors-mark
In a significant milestone, the ‘Statue of Unity’ at Kevadia in Gujarat’s Narmada district has crossed the mark of 50 lakh guests since its inauguration in 2018, a state authorities official stated on Monday.
The statue has emerged as a world vacationer vacation spot, providing a number of sights for all age teams, Gujarat’s Additional Chief Secretary (Forest and Environment) Rajiv Gupta stated in a tweet.
The 182-metre tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, billed because the world’s tallest and constructed on the Sadhu Bet islet close to the Sardar (*50*) Dam in Kevadia, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modion October 31, 2018.
Since then, guests from throughout the nation and overseas have flocked the vacationer spot and a number of other different sights which have been added there.
“#StatueofUnity crosses five million visitors mark !!! Built under visionary leadership of Hon. @PMOIndiait has emerged as an international tourist destination, offering multiple attractions for all age groups. @narendramodi @tourismgoi@souindia,” Gupta tweeted.
To enhance rail and air connectivity to Kevadia, the federal government lately added eight new trains from totally different components of the nation and a seaplane service from Ahmedabad.
The stream of guests to the vacationer spot was affected after the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, however picked up quickly because it was reopened for the general public on October 17 final yr after remaining closed for over seven months.
During his tackle on January18 this yr after flagging off eight trains to Kevadia from throughout India, Prime Minister Modi stated extra vacationers go to the Statue of Unity in Gujarat than the Statue of Liberty within the US. He had stated that with elevated connectivity, over a lakh folks will go to Kevadia each day, as per a survey.
On Patel’s delivery anniversary final yr, Modi had additionally launched a seaplane service between the Statue of Unity and the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, additional bettering connectivity to the vacationer attraction in Kevadia.
