Telangana govt to install 125-ft tall Ambedkar statue by December: Minister

The Telangana government would install the proposed 125-ft tall statue of Dr B R Ambedkar here by December this year, a state minister said.

Municipal Administration Minister K T Rama Rao and Scheduled Caste Development Minister Koppula Eshwar inspected ongoing works of the statue at PV Marg here on Wednesday.

The 125-ft bronze statue, expected to be the world’s tallest one of Ambedkar, would have a 55-ft base, Rama Rao said.

The statue works have been going on at a brisk pace over the last eight months, he said.

A museum would be set up at the location and the complex would emerge as a tourism destination as well, besides being a source of inspiration to the people of the country, an official release quoted him as saying.

Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had laid the foundation stone for the 125-ft bronze statue of Ambedkar in 2016 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of the architect of India's Constitution.

However, the project got delayed due to various reasons.

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