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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 108-foot statue of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda on November 10.
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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who took stock of the inauguration plans, directed officials to make necessary arrangements for the event. He said this while chairing a meeting of the Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Heritage Area Development Authority.
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Sources said five lakh people across the state are likely to witness the event.
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The government is spending Rs 85 crore on the Kempegowda statue that is made of bronze. It stands on a 23-acre space near the Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli, which will also have a heritage park dedicated to the 16th century chieftain.
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Renowned sculptor and Padma Bhushan awardee Ram Vanji Sutar has designed the Kempegowda statue. Sutar also designed the 597-foot Statue of Unity in Gujarat and the 27-foot Mahatma Gandhi statue on the Vidhana Soudha premises.
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Bommai also chaired a meeting of the Kudala Sangama Development Authority.
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All works at Kudalasangama, the final resting place of 12th century social reformer Basavanna, must finish before January 2023, Bommai told officiails. The works include Basava International Centre building, a Digital Centre and the Kudala Sangama Commercial Complex.