Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 125-ft statue of Bir Lachit Borphukan at the latter’s ‘maidam’ (burial site) in Assam’s Jorhat district. This was part of the Lachit Barphukan Maidam Development Project at Hollongapar, a Rs 214 crore to develop the place into a major tourist spot.
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>The legendary Ahom general is celebrated for his leadership against the Mughal Empire, led by Raja Ram Singh Kachwaha of Amber, in the 1671 Battle of Saraighat, a decisive victory that secured Ahom sovereignty over the region.
>The statue, named ‘The Statue of Valour’ has been crafted by the 99-year-old Padma Bhushan Ram Vanji Sutar, the veteran scuptor most famous for his work on Sardar Patel, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, which is the tallest statue in the world.