Statue of Ram, Ayodhya
The Statue of Lord Ram is a planned monument in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India dedicated to the Hindu deity Ram.[1][2] The statue will be 251 meters tall including plinth and umbrella, and will be tallest statue of the World. The cost of the statue will be ₹2,500 crore (US$350 million).[3]
Location in Uttar Pradesh Statue of Ram, Ayodhya (India) | |
Coordinates | 26.8109199°N 82.2184946°E |
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Location | Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Type | Statue |
Height | 251 m (823 ft) |
Dedicated to | Lord Rama |
Plan
The Yogi Adityanath government had announced in 2017 that it would construct a Ram statue in Ayodhya as part of the “Navya Ayodhya” scheme of the UP Tourism Department to develop the area into tourist center.[4] On 24 November 2018, the design of the statue was finalised.[5] On 2 March 2019, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet cleared ₹ 200 crore for the "detailed project report" as well as for 28.28 hectares identified for the project.[6] Technical support from the Gujarat government, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and IIT Kanpur has been sought.[7][8]
In November 2019, ₹447 crore (US$63 million) was allocated to acquire 61 hectares of land in Mirpur, Ayodhya, for the statue, museum, library, food court and other tourist amenities.[9] However due to land uncertainties, the location has not been finalized and may be shifted to Manja Barhata village in Ayodhya.[10]
The statue of Ram would be accompanied by one of Nishadraj, a boatman who helped Ram, Sita and Laxman cross the Ganga when in exile. Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, had in September said ₹ 34 crore would be allocated for the project of Nishadraj.[4]
In August 2019, Member of Parliament Karan Singh had asked the government of Uttar Pradesh to build both a statue for Lord Ram as well as his wife the Hindu goddess Sita.[11] Karan Singh had also made the same request in December 2018.[12]
See also
- List of tallest statues
- Statue of unity
References
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- Sharma, Aman (2 November 2019). "Yogi Adityanath allots Rs 447 cr to buy land for Lord Ram statue, centre". The Economic Times. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- "Proposed Ram statue may get new location in Ayodhya". Hindustan Times. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- Madhukalya, Amrita (23 August 2019). "Why not a statue for Sitaji too, Karan Singh asks Yogi Adityanath". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "'Build twin statues of Ram and Sita in Ayodhya': Congress' Karan Singh to Yogi". The Indian Express. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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