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Statue of unity - Cost & height - Facts that you should know

Let us look into the details of the cost and height of the Statue of unity. Statue of Unity Cost The total cost to build the Statue of Unity is Rs 2,989 crores or $430 mn. Except for bronze cladding, which was done in China, all other work was done in India. The bronze cladding was only 8% of the total cost of the statue of unity. It consumed  - 210,000 cubic meter of cement concrete poured into the statue - 18,500 tonnes of reinforced steel - 6,500 tonnes of structural steel - 1,700 tonnes of bronze - 1,850 tonnes of bronze cladding made up of some 565 macro & 6,000 micro panels The Statue of Unity was built under the Public-Private Partnership model, with most of the money raised by the Government of Gujarat.  Budget provisions by Gujarat Government.   Year        Budgetary Provision 2013-14  Rs 100 crore 2015-16  Rs 915 crore 2016-17  Rs 1066 crore  2018-19   Rs 899 crore Many PSUs also funded the project under their budgets for Corporate social responsibility. Below are a fe