VISAKHAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, August 17, 2011 (Deccan Chronicle): Ninety-four feet tall and tipping the scales at over 50 tons, Visakhapatnam’s is the world’s largest Ganesh statue. Organizers are ensuring that the statue is completely eco-friendly. Arrangements are on in full swing to ready the statue for the festival, which will begin on September 1.
The organizers, Sampat Vinayaka Visakha Youth Association (SVVYA), have selected A.S. Raja Grounds at M.V.P Colony here to install the statue. They are confident that at 94 feet, their statue will break all existing records. SVVYA president, Mr Thummala Jagadeesh Reddy, said that they were investing nearly Rs.11 lakh (US$24,000) to make the eco-friendly statue. A group of skilled artisans from West Bengal was invited to design the statue. It will be made of clay, specially brought from Kolkata, dry-grass and eco-friendly water-based colors, he said, adding that arrangements are being made to dissolve the statue at the pandal itself on September 21.