PM lays foundation for Shivaji Memorial in Mumbai
24 Dec 2016 4:02 PM IST24 Dec 2016 4:02 PM IST
The main feature of the Shivaji memorial will be a 192-metre-tall statue of the iconic Maratha king.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on board a hovercraft in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast.- Maharashtra BJP President, Raosaheb Patil Danve, welcomed Narendra Modi at the Mumbai airport. (Photo: Twitter/ Raosaheb Patil Danve)
- For the MMRDA event, the government has sent out invitation to over 3,000 VVIPs and dignitaries, including members of the royal family and Shivaji historians.
- The memorial project has been facing stiff opposition from fisherfolk and environmentalists, who have alleged that it would affect marine life and ecology of the Arabian Sea.
- The Prime Minister's visit assumes political significance as the high-stake elections to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) are just a few months away.
- Earlier in the day, Modi inaugurated the newly-built campus of the National Institute of Securities Management in neighbouring Raigad district, where he defended note ban policy.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis recently said the 'Shiv Smarak' will not only be the tallest memorial in the country, but in the entire world.
- The main feature of the Shivaji memorial, slated to cost Rs 3,600 crore, will be a 192-metre-tall statue of the iconic Maratha king. The site is a rocky outcrop, roughly 1.5 km from the Raj Bhavan shore.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the grand memorial of Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on board a hovercraft in the Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast.
The main feature of the Shivaji memorial will be a 192-metre-tall statue of the iconic Maratha king.
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