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Koppula Eshwar inspects ongoing Ambedkar statue works; directs officials to expedite work

Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar has directed officials to finish the construction work of the 125-foot statue of Dr B R Ambedkar near Tank Bund to make it ready for inauguration on April 14, the birth anniversary of Ambedkar.

Eshwar visited the statue site on Monday to inspect the ongoing works. He urged that the officials and authorities of the company entrusted with the job to complete all the work by April 5 so that it could be inaugurated on April 14. He checked the auditorium, water fountain and landscaping works.

Officials informed the minister that 90% of the construction work on the Ambedkar statue had already been completed and that the remainder would be completed on time.

They informed that work on the elevation, memorial, central library, and fountain surrounding the statue was underway, and that a Parliament-like structure was being built at the bottom of the statue.

The project, which spans 11.4 acres adjoining the banks of the Hussain Sagar and the new Telangana State Secretariat named after Dr. Ambedkar, is expected to cost Rs.146 crore.

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Around 111 tonnes of bronze is used for casting the outer cladding while a non-corrosive stainless steel armature or framework is built into a reinforced concrete core pedestal for the statue’s internal strength.

The statue was designed by renowned sculptors Ram Vanji Sutar, a recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan awards, and his son Anil Ram Sutar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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