Ahmedabad:

As a tributary endeavour to 150 years of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi – also known as ‘Saint of Sabarmati’ – BJP President Amit Shah would unveil the Grand stainless Steel tomorrow at Sabarmati Riverfront Park, Gate No.3, Near Dhadhichi Bridge, Shahibaug in Ahmedabad.

First in Gandhiji’s native state Gujarat, it would be the installation of third Grand Charkha, made by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and unveiled by the BJP President. The 2.2-tonne large stainless steel Charkha is made of high-quality chromium-nickel stainless and is corrosion resistant, non-magnetic and not hardenable by heat. The order to make this 11 feet tall, 22 feet long and 6.5 feet broad spinning wheel was given to Prayog Samiti, a KVIC unit, near Sabarmati Ashram.

Minister of State for MSME (Independent Charge) Giriraj Singh,Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel and Gujarat Education Minister Bhupendra Sinh Chaudasama would also be present on the occasion.

KVIC Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena today said that since the stainless steel Charkha would be the first Charkha of this sort in Gujarat – the native state of Mahatma Gandhi, it would be one of the best tribute to the Father of the Nation, ahead of his 150 Birth Anniversary. The KVIC had installed grand Charkhas across the nation to remind the people about the importance of Charkha in our freedom struggle. While the high-quality teak-wood Charkha, which is the world’s largest Charkha , has become an attraction for travellers commuting to Terminal-3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, KVIC’s 12 feet tall and 25 feet Grand Steel Charkha at Rajiv Chowk in Connaught Place in the national capital become so popular that now the people have rechristened this area as Charkha Chowk. While under the Champaran Satyagrah centenary celebrations across the nation, KVIC installed a 18 feet long, 5.75 feet wide and 9 feet high Grand Steel Charkha in Charkha Park – located in front of Gandhi Museum at Motihari in Bihar. As a part of Centenary Year celebrations of Gandhiji’s Swadeshi Movement alias BUBU, KVIC donated a Charkha to the High Commission of India in Uganda, in association with the Republic of Uganda, had unveiled the 25- kg high-quality teak wood 3.6 feet long, Charkha – gifted by KVIC – at the Gandhi Heritage Site at Jinja in Uganda on October 2.