Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park

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 at Inavolu village in Thullur mandal, Amaravati in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The height of the statue of Ambedkar will be 125 feet (38 m). The foundation stone of the memorial was laid by N. Chandrababu Naidu, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh on Ambedkar Jayanti, 14 April 2017.[1]

Not to be confused with Ambedkar Memorial Park.

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Memorial Park
Locationat Inavolu in Thullur mandal, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India
Typememorial statue
Height125 feet (38 m)
Dedicated toB. R. Ambedkar

History

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.

Specifications

The project area is planned to be spread over a 20 acres (8.1 ha) site. The memorial will cost ₹97.64 crores. This includes ₹25 crore for the 125-ft bronze statue of Ambedkar. The Memorial park will have 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.[2]

See also

References
  1. "AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu lays foundation stone for Rs 100-crore Ambedkar park". The Indian Express. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "Two years after lofty vows, plans of tall Ambedkar statues haven't taken shape". @businessline. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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