Total Footfall At Above 19.4 Lakh
The total footfall for the monument over a 9-month period stood at 19,36,582. The RTI states that the monument, being operational for 232 days since inauguration, saw the overall average daily footfall for this period at 8,347.
The RTI reply divides the monthly visitors into four categories:
- Entry tickets
- Viewing gallery
- Express entry
- Bus tickets
Monthly Expenditure Averages ₹3.12 crores
The average monthly expenditure of the Statue of Unity stands at ₹3,12,08,545 from November 2018 to April 2019. The RTI has only provided monthly averages, and not a month-by-month account of these figures.
The RTI provides the expenditures under three sub-heads:
- Those incurred by SVPRET/SSNNL
- Those incurred by other departments
- Larsen and Toubro (L&T) maintenance
The expenditure borne by SVPRET/SSNNL includes the following activities, as shown by the RTI:
The expenditure borne by other department includes costs of ticketing guides and and the cleaning process of Kevadia (the town where the statue is located). No further categorisation has been been provided under 'L&T Maintenance' sub-header. L&T is India's largest construction company, and was awarded the designing, engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance of the statue, according to the official website of the monument.
Although not given in the RTI, BOOM calculation reveals a surplus of ₹2.8 crores monthly for the statue based on the given data.