Stranded Lorries near Padil underpass disrupts traffic
Mangaluru: Two commercial Lorries transporting oversized machinery to MRPL became stranded near the Padil overpass on Tuesday, leading to a traffic jam that hindered the movement of other vehicles in the area.
The Lorries were transporting machine parts from Gujrat and were enroute to MRPL to deliver them. The vehicles transporting large machine parts reached the Padil underpass beside the National Highway on Monday night and made an abrupt stop unable to cross the underpass.
The machinery being transported was ginormous, which made it impossible for the Lorries to enter the narrow tunnel causing the Lorries to make an unplanned stop near the underpass at Padil.
As many instances similar to this have reportedly occurred at the very spot in the past, the inconvenienced citizens have expressed their anger and blamed the unscientific construction of the underpass that does not accommodate the transport of large items in the narrow tunnel.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
