India to erect world’s tallest statue

Plans to erect the world’s tallest statue in Mumbai, a $500m effigy of Shivaji, are under fire from millions of Indians struggling in poverty

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial 210m

Elevator will take tourists to top of statue

Architects: Design Associates

Statue alone 120m

To scale: Statue of Liberty 93m
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Arabian Sea
Back Bay
Girgaon Chowpatty beach
Shivaji Maharaj Memorial
1km 0.6 miles
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Construction
1
2
Statue faces Chowpatty beach
Jetties
Helipad
Reclaimed land: 16 hectares
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MAHARASHTRA
MUMBAI
10km 6 miles
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INDIA
Mumbai
500km 310 miles
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1 Statue designed and made by prolific sculptors Ram Vanji Sutar (92) and son Anil (59)

2 Supporting structure: $370m Built by engineering group Larsen & Toubro.
Site expansion, including jetties and helipad: $160m
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Project strongly opposed by environmentalists and 80,000-strong fishing community, who say it will affect marine life and ecology of Arabian Sea
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
Warrior king reigned 1674-80. First monarch of powerful Maratha Empire of 17th
and 18th centuries




Sources:TheFinancialTimes,TheIndianWire,NDTV    Pictures:DesignAssociates  ©GRAPHICNEWS