Normal ticket costs 350/- rupees (Half of a dollar). The best time to visit the place is November to February, when it is not much warm and Sundays should be avoided. It is the must visit Place, probably the Best Tourist Attraction in India. As we were tired and were in hurry to get back to Vadoadra for overnight rest in the hotel, we missed that. The whole area is known to be illuminated and providing an excellent panoramic scene. Next is a huge court yard with benches, where people relax and also wait for laser show that starts after sunset. Outside near the main entrance is food court with variety of food items but it is always crowded. The whole area is maintained very well and so are the rest rooms. So we could complete our visit fast and spent more time in the Exhibition area which houses many pictures, objects and exhibits related to Patel's childhood, youth and later days. Even for taking lift inside the statue area to go to viewing gallery, express ticket holders get priority. The express tickets, though 3 times costlier than normal tickets, are useful particularly for senior citizens, as they do not have to wait in long Q. This place is nearly 100 km away from Vadodara and as visitor reaches the reception area, he has to take shuttle buses for going to different attractions. As our visit was to be on a Sunday, I did online booking of Express tickets. The whole statue can be divided into 4 zones - first mezzanine floor housing with exhibition, garden and roof etc, 2nd zone extending till the statue's height, third one till viewing gallery and fourth one of head and shoulders which not accessible to visitors. The statue of Unity is 182 meters tall atop a 52 meter base. Of course nearby Sardar Sarovar Dam had been in existence before the construction of this statue costing nearly 3000 crores mostly by public donation and is a great attraction on its own. The complete construction of the statue along with resting places, restaurant and development of many nearby attractions like Valley of flowers, gardens etc have taken nearly four years. I have been planning a visit of the statue since 2018 November, when it was opened to public. Thus this Statue of Unity truly symbolizes the national, spiritual and historical values of India. The name derives its source from the fact that 562 states made free by Britishers before leaving the country were unified and merged with India by Sardar Patel's untiring efforts. The 182-metre tall statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, billed as the world's tallest and built on the Sadhu Bet islet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Kevadia, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modion October 31, (function() ) Dedicated to the memory of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, one of modern India's founding fathers and first Deputy Prime Minister, this colossus has been named as Statue of Unity. The statue has emerged as an international tourist destination, offering multiple attractions for all age groups, Gujarat's Additional Chief Secretary (Forest and Environment) Rajiv Gupta said in a tweet. On Patel's birth anniversary last year, Modi had also launched a seaplane service between the Statue of Unity and the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad, further improving connectivity to the tourist attraction in Kevadia.ĪHMEDABAD: In a major milestone, the 'Statue of Unity' at Kevadia in Gujarat's Narmada district has crossed the mark of 50 lakh visitors since its inauguration in 2018, a state government official said on Monday. He had said that with increased connectivity, over a lakh people will visit Kevadia daily, as per a survey. The flow of visitors to the tourist spot was affected after the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, but picked up rapidly since it was reopened for the public on October 17 last year after remaining closed for over seven months.ĭuring his address on January18 this year after flagging off eight trains to Kevadia from across India, Prime Minister Modi said more tourists visit the Statue of Unity in Gujarat than the Statue of Liberty in the US. To improve rail and air connectivity to Kevadia, the government recently added eight new trains from different parts of the country and a seaplane service from Ahmedabad. has emerged as an international tourist destination, offering multiple attractions for all age groups. "#StatueofUnity crosses five million visitors mark !!! Built under visionary leadership of Hon. Since then,visitors from across the country and abroad have flocked the tourist spot and several other attractions that have been added there.
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