at . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁dub bed , ▁" Gu jar at ' s ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁nation ". ▁ ▁A ▁separate ▁Society ▁named ▁S ard ar ▁Vall ab h b hai ▁Pat el ▁Ras ht ri ya ▁Ek ta ▁Trust ▁( SV PRE T ) ▁has ▁been ▁formed ▁under ▁the ▁Chair mans hip ▁of ▁Chief ▁Minister , ▁Government ▁of ▁Gu jar at , ▁to ▁ensure ▁se am less ▁execution ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁project . ▁ ▁An ▁out re ach ▁drive ▁named ▁the ▁Stat ue ▁of ▁Unity ▁Mov ement ▁was ▁started ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁statue . ▁It ▁helped ▁collect ▁the ▁iron ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁statue ▁by ▁asking ▁far mers ▁to ▁don ate ▁their ▁used ▁far ming ▁instruments . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁total ▁ 1 3 5 ▁metric ▁t onnes ▁of ▁sc rap ▁iron ▁had ▁been ▁collected ▁and ▁about ▁ 1 0 9 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁after ▁processing . ▁A ▁mar athon ▁entitled ▁Run ▁For ▁Unity ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Sur at ▁and ▁in ▁V ad od ara ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Design ▁and ▁construction ▁ ▁Design ▁The ▁statue ▁dep ict s ▁Vall ab h b hai ▁Pat el , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁independence ▁movement , ▁the ▁first ▁home ▁minister ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Independent ▁India , ▁and