Prime Minister Narendra Modi who celebrates his 69th birthday today, visited the Statue of Unity on Narmada river in his home state Gujarat this morning and shared a video of the statue, billed as the tallest in the world.
“Have a look at the majestic ‘Statue of Unity’, India’s tribute to the great Sardar Patel,” PM Modi tweeted.
The statue of unity was inaugurated by PM Modi on Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary on 31st October 31 last.
PM Modi landed in Gujarat last night. He flew from Gandhinagar to Kevadia in Narmada district this morning to review programmes and projects including the Statue of Unity and the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada.
The picturesque view of the dam could be best experienced from the Statue of Unity which is the world’s tallest statue. The combination of Statue of Unity, Narmada valley and Sardar Sarovar Dam in the area is helping to build up it as a fine tourist destination. The dam which is totally filled with water, is attracting lot of tourists in the area as the picturesque beauty got enhanced.
PM Modi’s visit comes as water levels in the Narmada dam, which he inaugurated in 2017,for the first time have reached the highest mark of 138.68 metres on Sunday evening.He opened the “Namami Narmade Mahotsav”. This Mahotsav is being celebrated all along the state. Along with Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, PM offered prayers at the dam site to ‘welcome’ the water of river Narmada, the lifeline of Gujarat. The dam aims to provide drinking water to 131 urban centres and 9,633 villages (53 per cent of the 18,144 in Gujarat) and irrigation facilities for 18.54 hectares, covering 3,112 villages in 15 districts.
He is also going to visit the Duttatreya Mandir in Garudeshwar village and a children’s park. Later, he will address a public meeting at Kevadia, a town approximately 200 km away from Ahmedabad.
Last year, PM Modi celebrated his birthday by spending time with school children in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
