Summary:
"The statue will help in achieving considerable growth in tourist arrivals to Gujarat. In 2017, Gujarat received 5.2 crore tourists of which 10 lakh were foreign nationals. Visitors have been thronging the site since the first day which saw 10,000 people come in," Haider said. "This year, Gujarat recorded a year-on-year (YoY) growth of 17% in tourist arrivals. By the end of 2019, we are eyeing a target of 6 crore tourists to the state," he said.Among the prime attractions at the site is a viewers gallery inside the statue at a height of 135 metres with a capacity of 200 persons at a time.High-speed lifts installed there are capable of taking 5,000 persons per day to the gallery..