India lists Statue of Unity as a ‘wonder’

India has chosen the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, in Gujarat as its “wonder”

for an associate in progress business campaign of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), associate eight-member China-led security axis, per individuals attentive to the event.

The 597-feet tall statue of former deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was appointive as India’s alternative for ‘Eight Wonders of the SCO’ when the Prime Minister’s office’s approval, the individuals additional.

It was chosen earlier than 3 choices the Union business ministry at first instructed for nomination as India’s marvel – the United Nations agency world heritage sites of Hampi (Karnataka) and therefore the Ajanta caves in a geographical area and therefore the picture mausoleum, that is among the foremost recognized monuments within the world.

Six of the remaining countries appointive ancient and historical sites whereas one selected the natural fantastic thing about a lake for the campaign.


The final nominations were created when the SCO secretariat in Peking requested its member countries earlier this year to counsel a business destination that would be promoted, the individuals additional.

The Time magazine has mentioned the sculpture as among the hundred places to go to in 2019. it's designed on the associate island within the Narmada watercourse and overlooks the Sardar Sarovar Dam.

SCO secretary-general Vladimir Norov, a former minister of Uzbekistan, launched the ‘Eight wonders” initiative.


Speaking at the eighth summit of the global business Cities Federation in Helsingfors|Finnish capital|national capital|port} in Finland earlier this month, Norov same the campaign was aimed toward “creating a standard business area altogether member countries”.

Norov same that the project was developed by the SCO secretariat and supported by all the members.

On the sidelines of the capital of Finland summit, the SCO Secretariat discovered associate exhibition named the ‘Eight Wonders of the SCO’ to market the sites that include photos and video clips on the landmarks.

The remaining seven wonders of the SCO are: the archeologic complicated Tamgaly (Kazakhstan), the Imperial Palace of Damin (China) Lake Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan), the heritage of the good Mughals (Lahore, Pakistan), the Golden Ring (Russia), Palace Navruz (Tajikistan) and therefore the historical non secular centre (Bukhara, Uzbekistan).

Tourism cooperation is a vital side of economic cooperation among SCO member states and officers say it'll be tributary to consolidating and developing smart neighborliness among them.

In 2017, tourists from the opposite SCO members created three.62 million journeys to China, up 11.75% year on year.