Mumbai's Ambedkar memorial plan nears Statue of Unity proportions; Maha Govt adds 100ft

dressing a press briefing on Wednesday, Maharashtra Chief Minister Ajit Pawar revealed that Cabinet h decided to raise height of memorial dedicated to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar by 100 feet. While platform will have a height of 100 feet, statue will be 350 feet tall. Pawar gave an assurance that requisite funds would be released. Moreover, he opined that re would work would be completed within two years.

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foundation stone laid by PM Modi

In 2013, government of Maharashtra appointed  Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) as ‘Special Planning Authority’ for development of memorial. reafter, National Textile Corporation handed over Indu Mill land to state government for this purpose. On October 11, 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid foundation stone of memorial in presence of former CM Devendra Fnavis, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, Prakash Ambedkar and ors. Interestingly, Shiv Sena h boycotted function as party chief Uddhav Thackeray was reportedly t given an invitation. n opposition parties NCP and Congress h accused Fnavis-led government of delaying construction of memorial. 

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Features of memorial

memorial is expected to cover 7.4 hectares of Indu Mill land. statue is likely to be accessible by a circular ramp. plan also includes exhibition halls, Parikrama path, meditation centre, research centre, landscaped area, lecture and conference halls, library, a huge auditorium, and souvenir shop. Furrmore, memorial will be connected to Chaitya Bhoomi, resting place of Dr. Ambedkar.  

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