Mumbai Maharashtra Government on Tuesday approved an ambitious project to erect a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, one kilometre into the Arabian Sea.
The statue which is part of an 'international memorial' for the Maratha king, would be a kilometre off Marine Drive and will overlook Malabar Hill and Nariman Point in south Mumbai.
Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh chaired a meeting at Mantralaya on Monday afternoon said, the statue which is part of an 'international memorial' for the Maratha king, would be a kilometre off Marine Drive and will overlook Malabar Hill and Nariman Point in south Mumbai.
The decision to install the statue of the 17th century Maratha warrior at this site, along with other tourist attractions, was taken at the high-level meeting.
The Shivaji statue will be visible from the entire Queens Necklace, the Marine Drive and the promenade from Nariman Point to Malabar Hill.
The project was planned three-years-ago and has faced a series of political hiccups, feasibility studies, technical reports and various state and central government clearances.
After all the road blocks the project was given the go-ahead by the Deshmukh government which faces assembly polls next year.
The memorial complex will have a cafetaria, a garden and an open air theatre where people will be treated to a rich multi-lingual sound-and-light show on the life and times of Chhatrapati Shivaji, said an official.
The Congress-NCP Government has also planned a Shivaji museum on the premises which will exhibit belongings and articles used by Shivaji Maharaj.
Deshmukh said, pride for Shivaji is part of Maharashtra's self-respect.
Programmes which will be presented at the memorial should be in Hindi, Marathi and English to attract maximum visitors, he added.
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