What were various problems which were faced when efforts to develop the unity were made
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The cladding of the statue has remained a challenge. An L&T engineer told The Indian Express that the statue will have about 1,850 metric tonnes or 18.5 lakh kilogrammes of bronze cladding in all. The amount of steel and concrete used would amount to several times more. On December 15, 2013, then Gujarat CM Modi had flagged off 1,000 trucks to travel to seven lakh villages, carrying about three lakh empty kit boxes, to collect soil and the scrap-iron farm implements.
Subsequently, by 2016, 135 metric tonnes of iron were collected in various forms. This cladding was done under the close watch of the award-winning designer Ram V Sutar. 5,000-odd bronze panels were transported over the sea and then by road. These were assembled at an off-site workshop in Kevadia Colony.