‘Took all conceivable protection measures… if the crane neglected the steadiness, the statue would were broken’

Just about six years after it was once got rid of from the south-east lawns of Karnataka’s Vidhana Soudha to facilitate Bengaluru Metro Rail development paintings, a seven toes statue of Jawaharlal Nehru was once reinstalled on June 26. The removing had ended in protests, prompting CM B S Yediyurappa to guarantee the opposition Congress closing yr that the statue can be reinstalled at an appropriate location quickly.

Malshish, Assistant Government Engineer, Karnataka Public Works Division speaks to The Indian information.

1. Why was once the statue shifted?

In 2016, the Bengaluru Metro Rail Company Restricted (BMRCL) had approached the Public Works Division (PWD) to shift the statue quickly to take in underground development paintings. For the reason that paintings concerned numerous structural disturbance and may have broken the statue, it was once shifted.

2. The place was once the statue moved to?

As in keeping with the orders of the federal government, the statue was once shifted to Rose Lawn, beside the grand steps of the Vidhana Soudha. The statue product of black stone was once wrapped in Gunny sack and white fabric. The PWD division was once answerable for its maintenance. The statue was once wiped clean each week via the PWD division employees and it was once tightly packed in order that the statue would now not be touched via somebody, this may steer clear of injury to the statue.

3. How was once the statue reinstalled?

On June 26, paintings to reinstall the statue within the south-east lawns of the Vidhana Soudha started. It took a day-and-a-half to finish the reinstallation and required coordination with the BMRCL and different departments. The statue was once lined with a layer of dried grass after which tied with fabric to forestall any exterior injury all the way through moving. We took all conceivable protection measures since individuals are delicate concerning the statue. We used a crane to put in the statue at the pedestal at its unique location. We had taken numerous technical recommendation from mavens as a result of if the crane neglected the steadiness even for a 2d, the entire statue would were broken.

4. What sort of making plans went into the removing and reinstallation?

Since each the removing and reinstallation had been advanced duties, particularly because it concerned a pedestal, we consulted mavens in any respect ranges. The mavens come with the engineering crew from the PWD division who had revel in of transferring different statutes. General there have been round 25 folks from the dept for the reinstallation of the statue. The recovery concerned months of making plans. Thankfully, we had an skilled crew that had already carried out identical paintings for the Ambedkar statue. Whilst the PWD division was once answerable for the moving, BMRCL supplied the budget for it.

5. Have been different statues additionally shifted from the premises for the development?

Except Jawaharlal Nehru’s statue, Subhas Chandra Bose and B R Ambedkar’s statues had been additionally shifted to facilitate the development of the Vidhana Soudha underground metro station. A couple of years in the past, the Ambedkar statue was once reinstalled; the Bose statue has now not been shifted again but.