Statue of Social Justice

• The Andhra Pradesh government has unveiled the world’s tallest statue Dr BR Ambedkar.
• The statue has been erected at Swaraj Maidan grounds in Vijaywada.
• Andhra government has called it the, “Statue of Social Justice”.
• In comparison to Sardar Vallabhai Patel’s Statue of Unity (597 feet tall), the height of BR Amdekar’s statue is 206 feet.
• The Ambedkar statue that is 125-foot on an 81-feet pyramidical base making the statue complex 206-foot tall.
• The project incurred a cost of ₹404.35 crore and is spread over 18.81 acres.
• Alongside the statute, there will be six water bodies in the forecourt, a musical water fountain in the centre, and 3 sided peripheral waterbody for the pedestal building and greenery.

BRIEF ON DR B R AMBEDKAR

• Born on April 14, 1891, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar – popular among his followers as Babasaheb – was the chairman of the Constituent Assembly’s most crucial Drafting Committee that earned him the moniker Architect of the Indian Constitution.
• He died on December 6, 1956, months after he embraced Buddhism on October 14 that year.