No progress has been made so far on the Gujarat government’s plan to build the world's second tallest statue of Gautam Buddha in Sabarkantha district. The government had also proposed to develop the place into an international Buddhism destination.
The government had proposed to develop the second tallest statue of Buddha measuring 108 mtr in the world after the Spring Temple statue in China measuring 153 mtr.
The proposed statue will be more in height than the Thailand-based Sitting Buddha statue of 92 mtr. The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 1,200 crore. The state government has proposed a very big project, but has not yet sanctioned any funds for the project.