High-level committee to monitor progress of Ambedkar statue project in AP

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to form a high-level committee to monitor the progress

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials to form a high-level committee to monitor the progress of Dr BR Ambedkar Smriti Vanam works at Swaraj Maidan in Vijayawada.

Reviewing the progress of works at a meeting here on Friday, he asked them to expedite the works to ensure that the 125-foot bronze statue of Dr BR Ambedkar will be inaugurated on April 14, 2023, on his birth anniversary as scheduled.

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The statue, to be made with 352 metric tons of steel and 112 metric tons of brass, would be installed on an 81-feet pedestal taking the total length to 206 feet.

The Rs.268 crore worth Smriti Vanam Project will have ground plus two floors in the pedestal part besides a 2000-capacity Convention Center with spacious car and bus parking facility.