Malfunctioning lift at Statue of Unity leaves visitors stranded

Vadodara | Friday | 7th December, 2018

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Hundreds of visitors were stranded near the viewing gallery and many of them had to walk down the stairs. SOU officials said the statue has two lifts and each lift has capacity of 25 persons each. Many who had bought the tickets for the viewing gallery demanded refund. We will sort out the problem,” Patel told TOI.On Tuesday and Wednesday, the SOU premises witnessed heated arguments between angry visitors and the staff. VADODARA: The 182-metre tall Statue of Unity (SOU) at Kevadiya is attracting large number of tourists, most of whom are queuing up to get a top view of the Vindhya and Saputara mountain ranges from the viewing gallery..