12 acres of land for Ambedkar memorial

An agreement for a piece of land to enable construction of a memorial to framer of the Indian constitution Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar was signed on Sunday, an official here said.

The tripartite agreement was signed between the union ministry of textiles, the government of Maharashtra and the National Textile Corporation, for transfer of 12 acres of land at the Indu Mills Compound in Mumbai, where the last rites of Ambedkar were performed.

"The agreement, signed today (Sunday) at the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, paves the way for resolving the long-pending issue of transfer of land from the National Textiles Corporation to the Government of Maharashtra to enable construction of a befitting memorial for Bharat Ratna Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar," an official statement said.

Prime Minister Modi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and union Minister of State for Textiles Santosh Gangwar were present during the signing of the agreement, it added.