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 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.[4] Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will inaugurate the statue on the Constitution Day on 26 November 2023.[5][6]

Not to be confused with Ambedkar Memorial Park.

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
Completion dateAugust 2023[1]
Opening date26 November 2023 (planned)[2][3]
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. 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.[7] The total cost on this project is Rs 268 crore.

Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy renamed the ground known as 'PWD Maidan' as 'Dr. BR Ambedkar Swarajya Maidan.[4] The statue was completed in August 2023, and will be unveiled on the Constitution Day on 26 November 2023.[8][9]

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.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Ambedkar statue at Vijayawada to cost Rs 400 crore: Andhra Pradesh Minister". 7 May 2023.
  2. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cm-jagan-mohan-reddy-to-inaugurate-125-ft-ambedkar-statue-in-vijayawada-on-november-26/article67202097.ece
  3. https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/vijayawada/cm-jagan-to-inaugurate-125-ft-ambedkar-statue-on-nov-26-816191
  4. "125-ft Ambedkar statue to come up in Vijayawada". The New Indian Express.
  5. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cm-jagan-mohan-reddy-to-inaugurate-125-ft-ambedkar-statue-in-vijayawada-on-november-26/article67202097.ece
  6. https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/vijayawada/cm-jagan-to-inaugurate-125-ft-ambedkar-statue-on-nov-26-816191
  7. "Jagan Reddy Lays Foundation Stone For 125-Foot BR Ambedkar Statue In Vijayawada". NDTV.com.
  8. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/cm-jagan-mohan-reddy-to-inaugurate-125-ft-ambedkar-statue-in-vijayawada-on-november-26/article67202097.ece
  9. https://www.thehansindia.com/news/cities/vijayawada/cm-jagan-to-inaugurate-125-ft-ambedkar-statue-on-nov-26-816191
  10. "Two years after lofty vows, plans of tall Ambedkar statues haven't taken shape". @businessline. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
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