The tallest bronze statue (33 ft.) of Swami Vivekanand will be unveiled here on National Youths Day – January 12 by Chief Minister Raghubar Das and other dignitaries. The statue of Swami Vivekananda is considered to be the first of its kind in India and is expected to set a benchmark by grabbing coveted honour of the highest statue of Vivekananda set up here in the tribal heartland after the 22 feet Swami’s figurine at Nagpur decked up at a park in 2016.
The long pending project of installation of Vivekanand’s statue at an islet of Ranchi Lake aka Bada Talab will be completed on or before January 11. Renowned sculptor and a recipient of Padma Bhushan Ram V Sutar has designed the 33 feet bronze figurine at a whopping cost of Rs. 15 crore.
As many as 142 pillars have been built inside the pond in consultation with the real estate company – Shapoorji Pallonji Group. The construction work of pillars for linking bridges was completed recently while the Department of Urban Development, Housing and Planning in association Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has the responsibility of restoring the water body on the line of Mumbai’s Marine Drive.
“The work of cleaning and fencing is being done at the venue. Extra labourers have been deputed and the work will be completed soon. All necessary guidelines have been issued to the officials,” said Mayor Asha Lakra.
Notably, in January 2016, CM Raghubar Das laid the foundation stone of the ambitious project with a vision to boost tourism. After crossing several stumbling blocks, the detailed project report (DPR) for giving a facelift to Ranchi Lake was prepared.
The project was conceived by Department of Urban Development, Housing and Planning, Department of Sports, Tourism in assistance with MECON Limited and other civil construction firms.
The pond beautification, restoration project is being carried out under the supervision of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC).