▁were ▁transport ed ▁over ▁sea ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁work shop ▁near ▁the ▁construction ▁site ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁assemble d . ▁ ▁Local ▁trib als ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁T ad vi ▁tribe ▁opposed ▁land ▁ac quisition ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁tour ism ▁infrastr ucture ▁around ▁the ▁statue . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁offered ▁c ash ▁and ▁land ▁compens ation , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁provided ▁jobs . ▁People ▁of ▁Ke v ad ia , ▁K oth i , ▁W agh odia , ▁Lim b di , ▁Nav ag am , ▁and ▁G ora ▁villages ▁opposed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁and ▁demanded ▁the ▁rest itution ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁rights ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁acquired ▁earlier ▁for ▁the ▁dam ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁new ▁Gar udes h war ▁sub d istrict . ▁They ▁also ▁opposed ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Ke v ad ia ▁Area ▁Development ▁Author ity ▁( K AD A ) ▁and ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Gar udes h war ▁we ir - c um - c ause way ▁project . ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁Gu jar at ▁accepted ▁their ▁dem ands . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁monument ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁mid - Oct ober ▁ 2 0 1 8 ; ▁and ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁ceremony ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁( 1 4 3 rd ▁birth ▁anni versary ▁of ▁Vall ab h b hai ▁Pat el ), ▁pres ided ▁over ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Nar endra ▁Mod i . ▁The ▁statue ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a