Anupam Kher exults as Statue of Unity beats Statue of Liberty in daily average footfall

setting up of Statue of Unity, a tribute to India’s first Deputy Prime Minister and first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, has been among table initiatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government. After being kwn as tallest statue in world, it also seems to be on its way to becoming one of most iconic monuments. This could be explained by fact that it has surpassed 133-year-old Statue of Liberty in daily aver footfalls. Anupam Kher feels statistic is a matter of extreme pride and exulted, ‘Jai Ho.’ 

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Anupam Kher shared a graphic of a news publication’s report on it. He wrote along with love-struck emojis and of Indian flag. “Jai Ho. Statue of Unity surpasses Statue of Liberty in daily aver footfall,” read his tweet.  

As per a report on PTI, with over 15,000 tourists visiting  Statue of Unity on a daily aver, in a year since its setting up, monument in Kevadia, Gujarat, was much ahead of footfalls at United States of America’s Statue of Liberty. New York monument attracted only around 10,000 visitors a day. "With 74 per cent increase over daily aver of first year, that is, vember 1, 2018 to October 31, 2019, daily aver of 15,036 is w registered in first month of this second year." 

"This has furr increased to 22,430 on weekend days. Statue of Liberty of New York, United States, attracts around 10,000 visitors a day!" Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd informed in a statement.  organisation stated that rise in footfalls was also because of several tourist attractions like jungle safari, children's nutrition park, cactus garden, butterfly garden, ekta nursery, di trail, river rafting, boating near Statue of Unity. "se additional tourist attractions have led to a sharp increase in daily tourists' footfall during vember 2019," statement continued. 

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Statue of Unity 

Anunced in 2010, Statue of Unity was unveiled with fanfare on October 31 last year, on 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. With a height of 572 feet, Statue of Unity is also visible from . PM Modi has shared on social media, times when he could see Statue of Unity from a flight. Prime Minister had also paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at monument after his visit to his home state, Gujarat, after being elected for his second term as PM in May. 

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