IN PICS: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Statue unveiled by PM Narendra Modi - 28-ft-tall statue at India Gate
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled a 28-ft-tall statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate. Pic Source:ANI
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The new Central Vista Project will have a new Parliament building, new office and residences for the prime minister and vice-president and new ministry buildings. Pic Source: ANI
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Pics
The North and South Blocks, the secretariat buildings flanking Rashtrapati Bhavan, will be converted into museums. Pic Source: ANI
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Pics
The black granite statue has been carved from a monolithic block of granite weighing 280 metric tonne. Pic Source: ANI
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Pics
Modi will also inaugurate the newly-christened Kartavya Path -- a stretch from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate. Pic Source: ANI
The block of granite picked for the statue was transported to Delhi from Telangana and the statue was carved out of it in over two months. Pic Source: ANI
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Pics
The statue is part of the Centre's Rs 13,450-crore Central Vista project, which will have a new Parliament building. Pic Source: ANI