Statue of Unity- Is it really worth?

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Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue with a staggering height of 182 meters (597 feet). 
           The statue is located on a river island facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam  on the river Narmada in Kevadiya Colony which is  100 kilometers southeast of the city of Vadodara 
           Statue of Unity is a humongous statue of Vallabhbhai Patel in the state of Gujarat. Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian independence activist and a Politician who was popularly known as Sardar Patel. Vallabhbhai Patel was born on 31st October 1875 and died on 15th December 1950.


Top 5 tallest statue in the world:-

            1.   Statue of Unity
          (182 meters) (India)

               2.   Spring Temple Buddha
          (153 meters) (China)

               3.   LayKyun Setkyar 
(                      (116 meters) (Myanmar) 

               4.    Ushiku Daibutsu
(110 meters) (Japan)  

               5.   Guan Yin of Sanya
(108 meters) (China)   


            THE BIG QUESTION:-

IS THE STATUE REALLY WORTH & WILL IT INCREASE OUR COUNTRY’S ECONOMY?

The total amount of money spent of constructing the Statue of Unity is 2989 crores($ 420 million). Will the government recover it? Let’s find out!

          For visiting the Statue of Unity you can buy a Standard ticket of Rs.120/- or a Premium ticket of Rs.350/-.

          First thing first, the most visited tourist destination in India is the Taj Mahal which attracts about 70-80 lakhs(7-8 million) peoples from across the globe. Now let us assume the same number of people visit the Statue of Unity annually.

          The average cost of ticket for visiting the Statue of Unity let’s say Rs.250/- (Average of Standard & Premium ticket).Now let us assume half the number of people visit the Statue of Unity  i.e 35 lakhs (3.5 million) people visit annually. then, (250*3500000)=87.5 crores,($ 12.3 million)

          So annually the government will earn 87.5 Crores($ 12.3 million) which means that it will take 34 more years just to break even. So by 2052 the government will get his money back. This Calculation does not include maintenance charges & also it is only an assumption that it will attract 35 lakhs (3.5 million)of people annually.

THE BITTER TRUTH:-

          In reality considering all the expenses, the government will have to wait for 50 years to make profit.Also the fact that the Second tallest statue in the world Spring Temple Buddha (153 meters) (China) is worth Rs.393 crores($ 55 million ). 

        This particular statue is just 29 meters shorter than the Statue of Unity. But the amount spent on the Statue of Unity is 2989 crores. I mean really…….
So what’s your opinion about the Statue of Unity!!!!!!

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