A delegation of ministers led by state SC Welfare Minister K Eshwar recently visited NTR Garden in Hyderabad to inspect the progress of the 125-feet statue of Dr BR Ambedkar. The Chief Minister of the state, K Chandrashekar Rao, had earlier announced that the statue would be unveiled on April 14, which marks Ambedkar’s birthday. The delegation included ministers KT Rama Rao, T Harish Rao, Vemula Prashanth Reddy, Mahmood Ali, Talasani Srinivas, Errabelli Dayakar Rao, Mallareddy, Mayor of Greater Hyderabad Vijay Lakshmi, and senior officials from government departments.
During the inspection, Eshwar stated that the staff was working towards completing all construction work by the end of next week. In addition to the main statue, other works such as rock garden, landscaping, plantation, main entrance, water fountain, sandstone works, GRC, granite flooring, lift, staircase leading to the statue, ramp, audiovisual room inside the building, false ceiling and other works are also in progress. The delegation also held a meeting with the contract agency to discuss the progress of the work.
