▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁British ▁Raj ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁single ▁Union ▁of ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Gu jar at , ▁India . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁world ' s ▁tall est ▁statue ▁with ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁( 5 9 7 ▁ft ) ▁ 1 8 2 ▁metres . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁river ▁facing ▁the ▁S ard ar ▁Sar ov ar ▁Dam ▁on ▁river ▁N arm ada ▁in ▁Ke v adi ya ▁col ony , ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁V ad od ara ▁and ▁ ▁from ▁Sur at . ▁ ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁first ▁announced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁started ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁by ▁Lars en ▁& ▁T ou bro , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁construction ▁cost ▁of ▁R s ▁ 2 , 9 8 9 ▁c ror es . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Indian ▁sculpt or ▁Ram ▁V . ▁S ut ar , ▁and ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁Indian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Nar endra ▁Mod i ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁ 1 4 3 rd ▁birth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Pat el . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Nar endra ▁Mod i ▁first ▁announced ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁Vall ab h b hai ▁Pat el ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁at ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 0 th ▁year ▁as ▁The ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁of ▁Gu jar