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In order to show the country's strength, the Indian government spent five years to build the world's tallest statue, with a total investment of more than 30 billion rupees.
When the statue was completed in 2018, Modi said excitedly at the ribbon-cutting ceremony that all of them should remember this day, and the statue symbolizes the high degree of integration of engineering and technology.
According to India Today, after only one year of opening, the statue has become more popular than the Statue of Liberty in the United States, with 15,000 visitors visiting every day.
This should have been a national celebration, but the Indian people spat out the fragrance directly, and some even took to the streets with banners to demand that Modi pay back.
It turned out that in September 2019, some media revealed that the statue was made in China, and it was not built independently as everyone thought.
So what's going on here?
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Modi's government project - the world's tallest statue
On October 31, 2018, the Sange family completed an engineering feat when they created a bronze statue with a height of 182 meters, which is currently the highest statue in the world.
Looking at the towering statue, Modi said it represented a symbol of engineering and technology.
The statue commemorates India's leader Sardar Patel, who spent about 30 billion rupees, or 3 billion yuan, and more than 3,000 workers, including 300 engineers, because of the enormity of the project.
From 2013 to 2018, it took 5 years to finally complete the construction.
The 182-meter statue and the 58-meter base directly reach a height of 240 meters, almost 80 stories high, and the Statue of Liberty in the United States is directly lined with a dwarf winter melon.
In order to complete this major project, it took nearly 100,000 tons to obtain concrete and steel.
The 58-metre-high base of the statue is also a museum, where one can get a better sense of how India has developed over the years, with the perfect combination of the statue, the Patel and the history of India.
Nowadays, with its height advantage, it has become a characteristic attraction of the third brother's house, and many Internet celebrities will choose to check in there.
By the end of November 2019, more than 3 million people had visited the area, and the economic income had reached 8,557 crore, which was actually more than the input costs.
It's just that the Indian people don't buy it at all, so what's the secret in this?
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Made in China
It turned out that in September 2019, some media revealed that the first statue of more than a billion people in India who were looking forward to the stars and the moon was actually made in China, and it was not at all the rise of India as they imagined, and there was still a picture of the truth.
For a long time, the third brother can be said to be a quite inspirational existence, although it is a little stunted, but it wants to fight for the forefront whenever and wherever it is, and the Radiant Fighter and Arjun Tank are its determination.
Take a look at China's Central Plains Buddha, and then quietly look at the beautiful Lady of Liberty, the third brother's heart is sour, if he has a similar thing, the whole world has to remember how powerful India is.
So after thinking about it, the third brother wants to create a far ahead in this regard, after all, compared to the possibility of other realizations, it is still a little more likely, once successful, it will be the first in the world.
Central Plains Lushan Giant Buddha
In recent decades, the third brother has almost engraved "catching up with and surpassing China" in his bones, and striving to be the first is reflected in all aspects, so Modi directly burned the hearts of Indians with a fire, and it became imperative to build statues.
The pride of the country naturally had to be carried out by the natives, so after some investigation, the task of designing the project was given to Sutar, a designer who was quite famous, and there was nothing wrong with giving him the task.
Sutar also lived up to expectations, and after getting the task, he started his own design business, and spent a whole year to hand in a satisfactory answer to the Indian government, and the characters in the design draft were lifelike and the details were in place.
However, although the design draft is fine, the third brother has a quarrel inside, and it is still to blame those high-rise buildings, and they will be built if they want to build, and as a result, the height of the statue has been raised to 182 meters.
But it's easier said than done, the third brother has a thin industrial foundation, and such a big goal can't be achieved at all, but the words have already been spoken, Modi is still giving speeches on TV, and it is impossible to take it back.
Therefore, the third brother found a Jiangxi company to discuss cooperation, and the Chinese engineer was invited to India, using 3D scanning technology to capture the data of the original shape of the statue, and then magnifying it in the digital world, and dividing it into more than 6,000 pieces, using wax type precision casting one by one, and finally using the lost wax method for forging, and then transporting it to the third brother's house for reassembly.
As for the bracket inside the statue, it was made by the third brother's family.
Throughout the production process, Chinese companies ensure the quality and speed of the project, while also strictly ensuring the confidentiality and security of the project, after all, the third brother requires that no information be leaked.
The Indian government and media have remained silent on the matter, refraining from revealing details about China's involvement to the public. Thanks to China's technical assistance, the statue was successfully completed and unveiled on October 31, 2018.
It's a pity that not long after, someone revealed that the statue was made in China, and it is said that even the design draft was found by an American company, and the third brother was responsible for preparing the materials during the whole process.
At this moment, the Indian people were fried, and many people directly scolded, some took to the streets to ask for money, and some pulled up banners.
However, although the statue is outsourced, the statue is to commemorate the founding father of the country, Sada, and has also achieved the world's highest effect, why do the Indian people still have such a big reaction?
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Behind the indignation of the Indian people
Because the source of funding for this statue is government funding and private funding, with the latter contributing the most.
Although India is also one of the world's largest economies, it has a large population, a huge gap between the rich and the poor, and a very thin industrial foundation.
The construction of the statue comes at a time when India is suffering from a drought, which has reduced the grain harvest and caused many people to suffer from famine.
But Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unfazed, announcing in public that the statue's unveiling would mark India's march to the world's top of the globe. The people's donations are not only a demonstration of patriotism, but also a contribution to the country's international reputation.
Modi's impassioned speech touched the heartstrings of the people, and the enthusiasm was high, as if India had become one of the superpowers.
Modi-inspired people even went on a diet to donate generously for the statue's construction, which spanned months from October 31, 2013 to January 26, 2014.
At the same time, because of the shortage of raw materials for the project, Modi also encouraged the people to contribute their own farm tools, saying that their current efforts will be thanked by the government for their food in the future.
The steady flow of funds allowed the construction of the statue to be smooth sailing in the early days, but as the project progressed, many previously unforeseen challenges gradually surfaced.
One of them is the occupation of the people's land, more than 200 meters of the statue can be imagined to cover an area will not be small, India itself is relatively more developed agriculture, there are many people who farm for a living, the field is occupied to them that is quite a big blow, so many people are not happy about this.
In this regard, the Indian government promised that they would be compensated after the completion of the project, but the above has already made a promise, and the people can't say anything, after all, they also said the same thing when they asked the people to pay for it before.
But as the project nears completion, the government seems to have forgotten its promise and kept silent about the compensation, which made many people feel that they had been tricked and stopped from going to the ribbon-cutting site to seek justice.
It can be said that the expectations of the Indian people were as great as their disappointment, and they saw the statue as a sign of the country's rise, but in the end it turned out to be made in China, and the technology and engineering technology they thought were also like bubbles. They were deceived and lost their land and money.
When the people found out the truth, they were furious and pointed the finger at Modi, knowing that the domestic technology was not good, but they still insisted on building this statue, which not only cost the people money but also lost their trust in the people.
There are even more radical people who say that it is better to build toilets with this money.
But from another point of view, this is another advertisement for Made in China, and our Made in China has an international reputation.
Reference Sources:
Xinhua News Agency, October 31, 2018 The world's tallest statue was inaugurated in India
Huashang Daily November 2, 2018 India built the "world's tallest statue" with a height of 182 meters and a cost of 3 billion yuan
British Bird, Dec. 7, 2019 The "Statue of Unification" has seen a surge in visitors, boasting that it is more popular than the Statue of Liberty