Largest domestic steel producer SAIL will be the major supplier of the metal to be used for constructing Sardar Vallabbhai Patel's statue in Gujarat.
The over 182-meter statue of India's first Deputy Prime Minister -- Statue of Unity -- is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project and is billed to be the world's tallest. It is coming up near the Sardar Sarovar dam across Narmada river in Narmada district of Gujarat.
"SAIL will be the largest steel supplier for the project. It is already supplying around 18,000 tonnes of rebars. Besides, the statue will require around 15,000 tonnes of plates of which the state-run company will also get a major chunk," a senior government official said.
It will take around 32,000-33,000 tonnes of steel for the complete project, of which the Maharatna firm will have the lion's share, he added.
"The statue is one of the most celebrated moments for the 'Make in India' initiative. Everything required for the project will be from within the country," the official said.
Engineering giant Larsen & Toubro is responsible for design, engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance of the project.
While a consortium comprising Turner Project Management India Pvt Ltd, Meinhardt India Pvt Ltd and Michael Graves & Associates will provide the design, engineering, project management and construction management services for it.
Sculptor and Padma Bhushan awardee Ram V Sutar has been chosen by the Gujarat government to build the 'State of Unity'.
Sutar had shot to fame with the 45-feet-high Chambal monument at Gandhi Sagar dam in Madhya Pradesh.
His other notable sculpture includes a 10-feet high bronze statue of Govind Ballabh Pant overlooking Rafi Marg in the national capital.
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