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Statue of Unity in time 100 great places

he monument, built on islet Sadhu Bet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam, is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in the US.

Delhi/Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said water level of the Sardar Sarovar Dam in his home state Gujarat has touched a historic 134 metres, and asked people to visit it and the nearby Statue of Unity.

Modi inaugurated the ‘Statue of Unity’, comprising an imposing 182-metre statue of Sardar Patel, touted as the world’s tallest, on October 31 last year. The monument, built on islet Sadhu Bet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam, is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty in the US.

The Prime minister also noted that the statue has found a place in the Time magazine’s “100 greatest places 2019” list.

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