Prerna Sthal statues to be tallest in Lucknow at 72 feet

LUCKNOW: The statues of Sardar Patel, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, Deen Dayal Upadhayay and Atal Bihari Vajpayee — to be installed at the proposed the Rashtriya Prerna Sthal —- would be the tallest in the city. Their height would be 72 feet.
The tenders for the statues have been finalised and their construction is expected to begin in April first week. They will be built by the Lucknow Development Authority at 82 acre land in Vrindavan Colony.
At present, the tallest statue in the city is of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee installed at Lok Bhawan. Its hight is 37 feet. Next statue (35 feet) is that of socialist leader Janeshwar Mishra installed at Janeshwar Mishra Park in Gomtinagar while that of socialist ideologue Ram Manohar Lohia at the Lohia Park in Gomtinagar is 20 feet tall.
LDA garden in-charge SP Sisodiya said Prerna Sthal will have a multi-activity centre, cycle track, food court, craft bazaar, yoga zone, cafe, kids play area, lake, orchard and an open theatre, with a seating capacity for 8,000 people.
A major chunk of land will be used to develop different kind of gardens, including butterfly, herbal garden and bamboo. The Rs 125 crore project will be completed in two years.