Kevadia: The Statue of Unity Authority and Shulpaneshwar Mahadev Trust have jointly decided to change the timings of the Laser show at SOU and Narmada Aarti. The timing for the Projection Mapping Show (Laser Show) will be adjusted to start at 7:30 PM instead of 7:15 PM, effective from April 13th, 2024. Similarly, the Narmada Mahaarti will begin at 8:15 PM instead of 8:00 PM. It's notable that the laser show utilizes cutting-edge technology, providing optimal viewing conditions in complete dar...Read More

Kevadia: As the summer holidays approach, people are ready to pack up their suitcases and go on trips with their families. Gujarat is home to several holiday destinations, but one such place is world-famous and has seen over 1.5 crore visitors in just 5 years. This place is Ekta Nagar, home to the world's tallest statue, the Statue of Unity. The IRCTC of Indian Railways is offering a tour package for the Statue of Unity, the 182-meter-long colossal statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. This 4 days...Read More

Navsari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at Navsari today pointed out that no big leader of Congress has gone to the Statue of Unity. He said this no Gujarati can forget this insult. He said Congress did injustice to country for decades. He also said how this government did the task of building a Dandi monument. PM said in decades of Congress rules, cities got only slums, while this government is giving pakka house. In last ten years, we have given over 4 crore houses to poor, he...Read More

Statue of Unity: Villagers from Bhadarwa area held a meeting and staged protest against the State government's move to develop an airport in Tilakvada taluka. The village representatives from Ferkuva, Ruppura, Surva and Bhadarwa met at Bhadarwa village and took decision to oppose the proposed airport project. The villagers said that they will lose their land if the airport proposal moves further. DeshGujaratRead More

Statue of Unity: The statue of unity and other tourist attractions at Ektanagar Kevadiya will remain open on Mondays in order to give the benefit of long weekends to visitors. However, the statue and other attractions will remain shut for weekly maintenance on Tuesdays instead of Mondays in such cases. The decision has been taken to keep the statue and other tourist attractions open on Dhuleti (March), Bakra Eid (17 June), Raksha Banddhan (19 August), Janmashtami (26 August), and Eid (16 Sept...Read More

Narmada: The Gujarat government has identified land in three villages, namely Kherkuva, Bhadarva, and Sureva, for the proposed airport at Ekta Nagar to enhance connectivity to the Statue of Unity. This information was provided on Tuesday in response to a query raised by Dabhoi BJP MLA Shailesh Mehta in the state assembly. The land in these villages located in Tilakwada Taluka will be used for the construction of a 3,000-metre runway. The chosen land includes approximately 210 sq m of private ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Finance Minister of Gujarat, Kanubhai Desai in his budget speech announced provision of more than ₹475 crore for the Statue of Unity area while speaking about proposed allocations in Tourism sector. A provision of ₹150 crore has been made for the development of the Statue of Unity and the enhancement of infrastructural facilities, the Finance Minister said in his budget speech. Another provision of ₹300 crore has been made for the Hospitality District Development Pro...Read More

Ekta Nagar: The Statue of Unity (SOU) Jungle Safari Park has welcomed three new guests namely an orangutan, a white lion, and a jaguar. These three species can now be observed at Jungle Safari Park, where extensive accommodations have been specially arranged for their stay. White lions are primarily found in Africa, whereas orangutans are native to Indonesia and Malaysia, and jaguars are South American animals. Spanning 375 acres of land across seven different levels on the banks of the Narma...Read More

Statue of Unity: Statue of Unity fame Ektanagar Kevadiya will witness the international kites festival organized by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TGCL) on January 9th. 34 international kitists from 18 countries and 51 from across India will participate in this kite festival. The kite flying event will take place at the bank of river Narmada at the view-point area. The kitists from across India and the world will fly varieties of kites during the festival. DeshGujaratRead More

Kevadia: In the year 2023, the Statue of Unity experienced the highest influx of visitors since its inauguration in 2018. The world's tallest statue in Ekta Nagar welcomed over 50 lakh visitors in the past year that ended on Sunday. In another development, the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel near the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada River also recorded its highest-ever single-day visitors, with 80,000 people on Sunday, December 24. As of October 2023, the 182-meter tall statue has gene...Read More