In an attempt to further promote the Statue of Unity at Tent City, Narmada, along with other tourist attractions in the vicinity, the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd. (TCGL) organised a familiarization trip for the members of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) from February 15 to 18, 2019.
ADTOI delegation comprising of 16 officials including chapter chairmen led by its President, P P Khanna participated in the trip. The delegates stayed at Narmada Tent City Kevadiya and visited Statue of Unity and Sardar Sarovar Dam followed by Ahmedabad, Vadodra and Kevadiya districts of the state. They went to see Adalaj Step Well, Gandhi Ashram, Siddi Saiyed Mosque and Hateesinh Jain Temple as well.
Statue of Unity is the newly added attraction in the list of Gujarat Tourism products which has become talk of town and poised to attract a large number of tourist from various parts of the country. Statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel – named as Statue of Unity was unveiled by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 31st October 2018.
Located facing the Narmada Dam, 3.2 kms away on the river island called Sadhu Bet near Rajpipla in Gujarat, the monument along with its surroundings occupies over 20,000 square metres, and is surrounded by a 12-sq-km artificial lake.
It is the world’s tallest statue with a height of 182 metres (597 feet). The Statue of Unity is almost 100 feet taller than China’s Spring Temple Buddha, the world’s current tallest statue at 502 feet. The Sardar Patel statue is almost twice as high as the Statue of Liberty in New York, which is 305 feet tall. The Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, checking in at a mere 170 feet height, is almost tiny when compared to the new wonder in Gujarat.
Having the firsthand experience of the product, the domestic tour operators fraternity have great expectation that this new attraction will become very popular among the travellers from national and international fronts.
