Fadnavis Assures Ambedkar Memorial To Be Ready Within Year

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday met with Dr. at the old Indu Mill complex in Dadar. Saying that the Babasaheb Ambedkar memorial will be completed within a year, he assured that the long-pending project has now been expedited. Assurance, Dr. It was given on the occasion of BR Ambedkar’s 69th death anniversary.

Governor Acharya Devvrat, Mr. Fadnavis, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy Speaker Anna Bansode and some other leaders met Dr. at Chaitya Bhoomi in Dadar. They paid their respects to Ambedkar.

Addressing the meeting, Mr. Fadnavis said that the ongoing construction of Bharat Ratna Dr. in Indu Mill. He said that the Babasaheb Ambedkar Memorial will be completed before December 6, 2026. “All necessary arrangements will be made to ensure that the monument is completed within the stipulated time,” he said.

The commemorative project, conceived more than a decade ago, missed many deadlines. Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted the bhoomipujan in 2015 and the project was initially planned to be completed in 2018. The next targets for 2020 and early 2024 were also not met.

In the monument, on a 100-meter pedestal, Dr. It will feature a 350-foot statue of Ambedkar. When completed, it is expected to be the second tallest statue in the world after the Statue of Unity. Officials pointed to delays due to the Covid pandemic and implementation difficulties under successive state governments.

Mr. Fadnavis, Dr. He said Ambedkar laid the foundation of India’s progress and social justice. “Thanks to his vision, India today has become the fourth largest economy in the world and will soon become the third,” he said.

Dr. He added that Ambedkar worked to eliminate social inequality and ensure equal opportunities for all citizens. “India has the best Constitution in the world which provides solutions to every problem,” the Prime Minister said.