Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park
LocationDr. B.R. Ambedkar Swarajya Ground, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Typememorial statue
Height
  • statue: 125 feet (38 m)
  • including base: 205 feet (62 m)
Beginning date9 July 2020
Opening date19 January 2024 (planned)[1]
Dedicated toB. R. Ambedkar

The Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Smriti Vanam or the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park is a monument under-construction dedicated to B. R. Ambedkar, the 20th century Indian polymath, champion of human rights and the father of the Indian Constitution. The memorial will be located Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The height of the statue of Ambedkar will be 125 feet (38 m). This Ambedkar statue will be installed on an 80 feet high base, which will make the total height of the statue 205 feet.[2] Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate the statue on 19 January 2024.[3]

History

The memorial dedicated to B. R. Ambedkar (1891-1956)

The Government of Andhra Pradesh decided that on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Ambedkar i.e. 14 April 2016, an Ambedkar Memorial would be set up which would be 125 feet high. In April 2016, Telangana's Chief Minister, K. Chandrasekhar Rao, has also decided to install a 125-feet tall statue of Ambedkar in Hyderabad city. The foundation stone of the memorial was laid by N. Chandrababu Naidu, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh on the 126th birth anniversary of Ambedkar in 2017. The project was to be implemented in Inavolu village of Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh. In this project, there was a plan to build a grand memorial of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and his 125 feet tall statue. But even after four years of coming to power, he could not complete this work.

Later the government of Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy abandoned the "Dr. BR Ambedkar Smruti Vanam" project, and decided to build a new project in Vijayawada city. On July 9, 2020, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy laid the foundation stone of the 125 feet tall statue of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar at Swaraj Maidan in the heart of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.[4] The total cost on this project is Rs 400 crore or $48 million.[5]

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy renamed the ground known as 'PWD Maidan' as 'Dr. BR Ambedkar Swarajya Maidan.[2] The statue was completed in August 2023, and will be unveiled in January 2024.[6][7][8]

Specifications

The project area is spread over a 20 acres (8.1 ha) site. The memorial was cost ₹400 crores.[9] The Memorial park has a multi-purpose Convention Hall with a seating capacity of 3,000 persons. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Library with his collected works and thoughts, a Buddhist Meditation Hall, Memorial Park with aesthetic and landscaped gardens and an open-air theatre with a seating capacity of 2,000 people with facilities for conducting multi-media shows are some of the other features of the memorial park. A reading room or library will be set up with 10,000 books in this memorial, which will be useful for those wishing to study and research on Ambedkar's ideas and principles. There will also be a theater, where the exhibits on Ambedkar will be displayed.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2023/dec/28/cm-to-unveilambedkar-statue-on-january-19-2645639.html
  2. 1 2 "125-ft Ambedkar statue to come up in Vijayawada". The New Indian Express.
  3. ↑ https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2023/dec/28/cm-to-unveilambedkar-statue-on-january-19-2645639.html
  4. ↑ "Jagan Reddy Lays Foundation Stone For 125-Foot BR Ambedkar Statue In Vijayawada". NDTV.com.
  5. ↑ Hiwale, Sandesh (25 August 2023). "Know all about 125 ft tall Ambedkar statue in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh". Dhamma Bharat. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (10 December 2023). "Chief Minister to open Ambedkar Smriti Vanam in Vijayawada on January 20". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (16 August 2023). "CM Jagan Mohan Reddy to inaugurate 125-ft Ambedkar statue in Vijayawada on November 26". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Brahmaji, Y. (17 August 2023). "CM Jagan to inaugurate 125 ft Ambedkar statue on Nov 26". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ↑ https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2023/dec/28/cm-to-unveilambedkar-statue-on-january-19-2645639.html
  10. ↑ https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2023/dec/28/cm-to-unveilambedkar-statue-on-january-19-2645639.html
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