Construction of Vishnu memorial to start on Dasara
News
oi-Shekhar Hooli
By By: Shekhar H Hooli
Finally,
Karnataka
Chief
Minister
BS
Yediyurappa
has
given
a
tentative
date
to
start
building
late
Kannada
actor
Dr.
Vishnuvardhan's
memorial,
which
was
announced
by
him
immediately
after
the
death
of
the
star
earlier
this
year.
The
foundation
stone
for
the
construction
will
be
laid
on
the
auspicious
day
Dasara
on
8th
September.
BS
Yediyurappa
held
a
meeting
with
the
officials
on
Friday
and
Dr
Bharathi
Vishnuvardhan,
her
son-in-law
actor
Anirudh
and
KFCC
president
Basanth
Kumar
Patil,
who
were
also
present
on
the
occasion,
requested
him
to
speed
up
the
memorial
works.
The
CM
confirmed
that
the
construction
of
Vishnu's
memorial
will
start
from
this
Dasara
and
will
be
ready
by
Vishnu's
next
birthday.
The
state
government
architects
have
already
finalised
the
blue
print
of
the
memorial
and
it
will
be
built
in
two
acres
of
land
in
Abhiman
Studios.
It
is
designed
like
Shri
Chakra,
which
is
formed
by
nine
interlocking
triangles.
BS
Yeddyurappa
has
reserved
Rs10
crores
for
the
building.
However,
Bharathi
Vishnu
is
all
happy
for
the
blue
print
of
the
Memorial
has
been
prepared
according
to
the
wish
of
her
family.
She
says
that
there
will
be
a
park,
fountain
and
meditation
centre
in
the
proposed
Vishnu's
memorial.