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Statue of Unity: How environment, Adivasi rights lost again to Patel's name

Statue of Unity: How environment, Adivasi rights lost again to Patel's name on Business Standard. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is often thought of as the inspiration <br>

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Statue of Unity: How environment, Adivasi rights lost again to Patel's name

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  1. Statue of Unity: How environment, Adivasi rights lost again to Patel’s name Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is often thought of as the inspiration for the Sardar Sarovar dam which faced a lot of environmental and humanitarian protests Final touches being given to the Statue of Unity at Kevadiya Colony, about 200 kilometers from Ahmadabad

  2. Current Affairs : India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today inaugurate the world’s largest statue, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat. At 182m tall (240m including the base), it is twice the height of the Statue of Liberty, and depicts India’s first deputy Prime Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The statue overlooks the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River. Patel is often thought of as the inspiration for the dam, which came to international attention when the World Bank withdraw its support from the project in 1993 after a decade of environmental and humanitarian protests. It wasn’t until 2013 that the World Bank funded another large dam project. Like the dam, the statue has been condemned for its lack of environmental oversight, and its displacement of…Read more →News Source:BS/Business Standard←

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