<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated National Salt Satyagraha Memorial to the nation at Dandi village, situated in South Gujarat on Arabian sea coast. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">At the memorial site, he also unveiled statues of Mahatma Gandhi and 80 Satyagrahis who had marched with him during the historic Dandi Salt March in 1930. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A dedication ceremony on Bapu's death anniversary has acquired special significance as Dandi village is to receive a big push from the government to be developed as a place of national importance and tourist interest like Statue of Unity.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The memorial also has 24-narrative murals depicting various events and stories from the historic 1930 Salt March. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Solar trees are installed to meet the energy requirements of the memorial complex. The PM took a round through the memorial before reaching a ground to address a public meeting.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Salt Satyagraha March, well known as the Dandi March of 1930 has been a landmark event in the history of India's freedom struggle. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">It was on this day, as a part of the Civil Disobedience Movement against the British rule, 80 Satyagrahis led by Mahatma Gandhi marched 241-miles from Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad to the coastal village of Dandi and made salt from seawater breaking the Salt Law imposed by the British.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">From Dandi village, Prime Minister Modi will leave for Surat where he will address the New India Youth Conclave. </span><br />''