'Statue of Unity' named as eighth Wonder of World

Delhi | Monday | 13th January, 2020

Summary:

The Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd on December 5, 2019 informed that the tourist inflow at the World`s tallest statue on Narmada river – Statue of Unity outpaced that at the Statue of Liberty in the US.

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The good news on Monday came in from External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who announced the inclusion of `Statue of Unity` in Eight wonders of Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO).


External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Vladimir Norov, and appreciated the organization`s efforts to promote tourism among member states.

The foreign minister took to Twitter to announce the big news.

Appreciated the #SCOs efforts to promote tourism among member states.

The 8 Wonders of SCO, which includes the #StatueofUnity , will surely serve as an inspiration.

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— Dr.

S.

Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 13, 2020

Received Secretary General #ShanghaiCooperationOrganization Vladimir Norov.