During the Prime Minister’s visit to Gujarat for a conference of DGPs/IGPs to deliberate on strengthening India’s security apparatus, he visited The Statue of Unity located at Kevadiya in Narmadha district.
PM tweeted that he paid tribute to ‘the great Sardar at the Statue of Unity,’ and hailed his contributions towards nation building and national security.
The Prime Minister, in an interesting tweet, asked fliers to spot the Statue of Unity during Delhi Mumbai flights. According PM Modi, he has been told by his friends that “the Statue can also be seen during Delhi-Mumbai flights.” “So, next time you are flying that route do try to spot the Statue,” he asked fliers.
According to recent reports, the world’s tallest statue has become one of India’s major tourist destinations drawing about 30,000 people every day and 2.79 lakh visitors turned up to see the statue in its first month and generated a revenue of Rs 6.38 crore from ticket sales.
Indian Railways plan to construct Railway station at kevadiya which is costing nearly 20 crore and the plan expected to get completed by September 2019.
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